Sun Throne

A radiant sun disk on its headboard and a consort of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar give the throne each of its names respectively.

The marriage ceremony took place on the throne, and Tavous Khanum became his favourite wife.

When the Shah would be seated on the throne, he symbolised the lion, with the sun symbol behind his back.

The last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, carried the title Aryamehr (Light of the Aryans), which was another connotation for the sun.

In 1980 it was decided to move it to the vaults of the Iranian Crown Jewels at Iran's Central Bank where it is now on display.