The Emperor and the Elephant
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A new history of Christian-Muslim relations in the Carolingian period that provides a fresh account of events by drawing on Arabic as well as western
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The Old Elephant (Leo the Lion), Jungle Emperor Leo Wiki
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Naked? Elephant?
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The Emperor's Approach, showing the luxury in which the emperor Xuande travelled. Elephants were kept in the imperial elephant stables until around 1900 and were often used for ceremonial occasions, such as
Who would have thought that the emperor Charlemagne would make friends with an albino elephant, a gift from the caliph of Baghdad? Told from the
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The Elephant from Baghdad
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The triumphal elephant – Kvadrat Interwoven
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Jarran Hobson - Britannia VR: Out of Your Mind Elephant
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Roman elephant of war, Coloured historical artwork
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Why Mughal emperor make these stairs for the elephant to climb and descend?
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Execution by elephant - Wikipedia
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C.Walter Hodges, The Emperor's Elephant, a selection of spreads
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1,257 War Elephant Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images