Lion Throne of King Thibaw

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The Lion Throne of King Thibaw is an ornate royal throne from Burma’s last monarch, renowned as a symbol of the Konbaung dynasty’s power and craftsmanship.

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Lion Throne of King Thibaw canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Burmese royal regalia ⓘ
cultural heritage object ⓘ
royal throne ⓘ
artStyle Konbaung court style ⓘ
linked to: Konbaung Dynasty
associatedEvent British annexation of Upper Burma ⓘ
fall of the Konbaung dynasty ⓘ
associatedReligion Buddhism ⓘ
associatedWithCity Mandalay ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Konbaung dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Konbaung Dynasty
associatedWithMonarch King Thibaw Min ⓘ
associatedWithPalace Mandalay Palace ⓘ
associatedWithTitle King of Burma ⓘ
collection Victoria and Albert Museum South and South-East Asia collection ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar

Myanmar ⓘ
culture Burmese ⓘ
currentLocation Victoria and Albert Museum ⓘ
currentLocationCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
currentLocationCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
decorativeMotif floral patterns ⓘ
lions ⓘ
mythical creatures ⓘ
displayStatus on display ⓘ
function ceremonial throne ⓘ
coronation throne ⓘ
heritageDebate subject of repatriation discussions ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Konbaung period ⓘ
historicalSignificance symbol of the last Burmese monarchy before British annexation ⓘ
languageOfInscription Burmese ⓘ
material gold leaf ⓘ
precious stones ⓘ
wood ⓘ
museumAccessionType war trophy ⓘ
notableFeature elevated seat platform ⓘ
gilded surfaces ⓘ
highly ornate carving ⓘ
lion figures supporting the throne ⓘ
objectType throne ⓘ
politicalMeaning emblem of Burmese sovereignty ⓘ
region Upper Burma ⓘ
religiousContext Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
symbolOf Burmese craftsmanship ⓘ
Burmese monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Burmese royal court

Konbaung dynasty power ⓘ
royal authority ⓘ
takenAsWarPrizeBy British Empire ⓘ
usedBy King Thibaw Min ⓘ
yearTaken 1885 ⓘ

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National Museum of Myanmar → collectionIncludes → Lion Throne of King Thibaw ⓘ