Throne of Jahangir

The Throne of Jahangir (Urdu: Takht-i-Jahangir) was built by Mughal emperor Jahangir (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627) in 1602 and is located at the Diwan-i-Khas (hall of private audience) at the Red Fort in Agra.

Even after Jahangir became king when his father, emperor Akbar died in 1605, the throne remained there.

It is claimed that it broke when the Jat usurper, Jawahar Singh put his feet on it.

At the top, it gently slopes from the centre to the sides like the shell of a tortoise.

Persian inscriptions, dated 1602 are carved, in ornamental cartouches on its sides, in praise of Jahangir, whom they state as Shah and Sultan.