musnud

In the twelfth year of my imprisonment the old king died, and his successor, the late monarch, ascended the musnud.

The Nabob sat on a high cushion, called the musnud, placed on a daïs which was raised several feet above the ground.

Even when seated most securely on the musnud, an Afghan ruler must commit many acts abhorrent to our ideas of humanity.

I obeyed the order, and seated myself at the edge of the musnud.