<P> Nadir Shah 's invasion of India culminated in the Battle of Karnal , on 13 February 1739 , and the defeat of Muhammad Shah . Nadir Shah entered Delhi and sacked the city , in the course of which tens of thousands of inhabitants were massacred . Persian troops left Delhi at the beginning of May 1739 , taking with them the throne as a war trophy , their haul of treasure amounting to a large reduction in Mughal wealth and an irreplaceable loss of cultural artefacts . Among the known precious stones that Nadir Shah looted were the Akbar Shah , Great Mughal , Great Table , Koh - i - Noor , and Shah diamonds , as well as the Samarian spinel and the Timur ruby . These stones were either part of the Peacock Throne or were in possession of the Mughal emperors . The Akbar Shah Diamond was said to form one of the eyes of a peacock , as did the Koh - i - Noor . The Shah diamond was described by Jean - Baptiste Tavernier as being on the side of the throne . Many of these stones ended up becoming part of the Persian crown jewels or were taken later by the British colonialists . </P>
<P> Nadir Shah 's invasion of India culminated in the Battle of Karnal , on 13 February 1739 , and the defeat of Muhammad Shah . Nadir Shah entered Delhi and sacked the city , in the course of which tens of thousands of inhabitants were massacred . Persian troops left Delhi at the beginning of May 1739 , taking with them the throne as a war trophy , their haul of treasure amounting to a large reduction in Mughal wealth and an irreplaceable loss of cultural artefacts . Among the known precious stones that Nadir Shah looted were the Akbar Shah , Great Mughal , Great Table , Koh - i - Noor , and Shah diamonds , as well as the Samarian spinel and the Timur ruby . These stones were either part of the Peacock Throne or were in possession of the Mughal emperors . The Akbar Shah Diamond was said to form one of the eyes of a peacock , as did the Koh - i - Noor . The Shah diamond was described by Jean - Baptiste Tavernier as being on the side of the throne . Many of these stones ended up becoming part of the Persian crown jewels or were taken later by the British colonialists . </P>
name the last mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne
name the last mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne
Muhammad Shah
Muhammad Shah