[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A History of Assam](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906) › c8.21 # A History of Assam c8.21 A History of Assam c8.21 - **Language:** English ### [c8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c8.21) On the south-east of this country herds of wild elephants roam about in numbers, therefore in this district they use them principally for war. Going 1,200 or 1,300 \*li\* to the south (about 200 miles) we come to Samatata (East Bengal).\* - [Previous: c8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c8.20) - [Next: c8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c8.22) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c8.21) · Pramāṇa