JANASENA Posted June 14, 2015 Report Posted June 14, 2015 The Victoria and Albert Museum (or the V&A) in London has a huge collection of artifacts from India, that includes textiles, jewellery, paintings, weapons, etc. Most of the exhibits have been acquired during annexation of the princely states of pre-independent India by the British. One such exhibit is the Golden Throne of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, which was acquired as State property in 1849 on the annexation of Punjab. Ranjit Singh (1780–1839) was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, also known as Punjab, Sikh Raj or Sarkar Khalsa. Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s court was considered to be amongst the most magnificent in India. Though the Maharaja preferred to sit cross-legged on the floor or on a chair, he would use the golden throne on State occasions or when there were foreign visitors.
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