War elephants

War elephants were trained for use in battle and would have been a terrifying phenomenon on the battlefields of India and South East Asia. In this video, Natasha Bennett, our curator of Indian Arms and Armour tells us more about this fascinating object of the Mughal Era.

Explore the elephant armour on our collections online service: https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-1761.html

The mail hood (kolah zereh) worn by the rear rider is lent by Her Majesty the Queen

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