Elephants and kings :
Trautmann, Thomas R.,
Elephants and kings : an environmental history / Thomas R. Trautmann. - xvi, 372 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Rs.995/-
Gratis
Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-364) and index.
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.
9788178243917
Elephants--War use
Asiatic elephant--Ecology
Forest conservation--History.--India
--History, Military.--Kings and rulers
355.4 TRA
Elephants and kings : an environmental history / Thomas R. Trautmann. - xvi, 372 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Rs.995/-
Gratis
Includes bibliographical references (pages 340-364) and index.
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.
9788178243917
Elephants--War use
Asiatic elephant--Ecology
Forest conservation--History.--India
--History, Military.--Kings and rulers
355.4 TRA