White elephants and the King of Siam – Almost History
White elephants and the King of Siam – Almost History
What springs to mind if you think of the phrase ‘white elephant’? Monuments to a politician’s hubris? The Millennium Dome? Unused and unloved Olympic venues around the world? Few people in England would associate this idiom directly with Elephas maximus, the Asian elephant, or imagine its root
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The last white elephant
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Land of the White Elephant – Siam Rat Blog
Siam (Thailand): a white elephant of the King. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.
The White Elephant- A Jataka Tale - Bedtimeshortstories
Rare photographs taken in Siam more than 150 years ago by John Thomson goes on display in Chester Beatty - Alain.R.Truong
The King's White Elephant - Jataka Tales
The White Elephant- A Jataka Tale - Bedtimeshortstories
Thailand: War elephants in the time of King Chulalongkorn (r. 1868-1910), Siam. In the 19th century, the Asian Elephant held a prominent position in Siam, although they were hunted regularly north of
