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Angkor's Royal Huntsmen: Khmer Elephant Trapping
For centuries, the Khmer Empire relied on war elephants for battle and ceremony, but where did these animals come from? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the organized elephant hunts that supplied Angkor's armies and palaces. They discuss the role of the 'gajashala' (elephant stables), the specialized mahout caste, and the logistics of capturing wild elephants from the forests around Tonle Sap. Lucas describes the seasonal drives, the use of trained female decoys, and the training process that turned captured animals into war machines. He also touches on the symbolic…
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