Elephants and Kings

Elephants and Kings

by Thomas R. Trautmann
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Publisher:
University of Chicago Press
Genre:History
Language: en
Published:August 03, 2015
ISBN13:9780226264363
ISBN10:022626436X

About the Book

Retreat and persistence of elephants -- Elephants and Indian kingship -- War elephants -- Structures of use: caturaga, vihana, vyha -- Elephant knowledge -- The spread of the war elephant -- North India, South India, Sri Lanka -- The Near East, North Africa, Europe -- Southeast Asia -- After the war elephant -- Drawing the balance, looking ahead