Lion Throne of Burma

The Lion Throne (also known as Sihasana or Thihathana Palin; Burmese: သီဟသနပလ္လင်, derived from Sanskrit: सिंहासन, romanized: siṃhāsana, lit.

The Lion Throne was used for judicial affairs at the Supreme Court (Hluttaw) of the Myanansankyaw Golden Palace in Yadanabon period (1800s).

After King Thibaw was dethroned in 1885, the Lion Throne was taken by the British to India in 1902, where it was displayed at the Indian Museum, Kolkata.

[1] After Burma (now Myanmar) regained independence on January 4, 1948, it was returned by Lord Mountbatten and housed at the presidential residence on Ahlone Road in Rangoon (Now Yangon) .

[1] On September 12, 1959, the throne was moved to the National Museum for public display, where it remains today.

The original Lion Throne at the National Museum in Yangon
Small lion figurines inside the niches of the throne.
A Lokanat image symbolising peace, at the left side of the throne.
Painting of the Lion Throne in Amarapura Palace
King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat on the Lion Throne at Mandalay Palace
The stairway leading to the doors of the Lion Throne