Gauher-Abad
Meaning the Abode of Jewels. This was the name given to one of the capitals of the peris of Persian romance. These were beings of an angelic or well-disposed nature, who inhabited the earth, along with the divs or evil-disposed, before the creation of man. After this event, the peris became inhabitants of the ærial regions, and had three capitals: Shad-u-kam (pleasure and desire), Gauherabad, and Amber-abad (city of Ambergris). Gauthier, Jean : An alchemist. Charles IX. of France, deceived by his promises, had him provided with a hundred and twenty thousand pounds, with which to make gold, and the adept set to work. But after he had worked for a week, he ran away with the King's money. He was pursued, captured, and hanged.