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Angkor's Elephant Corps: War Beasts of the Khmer Empire
Long before Angkor Wat rose from the jungle, the Khmer Empire wielded a secret weapon on the battlefield: war elephants. This episode plunges into the forgotten world of Khmer elephant warfare — from the massive tusked beasts that trampled Cham armies at the Battle of Tonle Sap to the royal stables that housed hundreds of elephants at Angkor Thom. We explore how Khmer mahouts trained their mounts, how elephant corps turned the tide against Champa and Dai Viet, and how the decline of the elephant trade mirrored the empire's fall. Along the way, we uncover the story of a legendary elephant…
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