Note 129 — KHUSRAU AND SHIRIN AND THE FISHERMAN.
Richard Francis Burton translation
He could afford it according to historians. His throne was supported by 40,000 silver pillars; and 1,000 globes, hung in the dome, formed an orrery, showing the motion of the heavenly bodies; 30,000 pieces of embroidered tapestry overhung the walls and below were vaults full of silver, gold and gems.