A History of Agriculture in India v2.c78.3

v2.c78.3

The *Ain-i-Akbari* is an important source book for animal husbandry in India in the sixteenth century. It provides information on breeding and feeding of elephants, horses, mules, camels and cows. The chapter on elephants is however more detailed. It describes different kinds of elephants, the places where wild elephants were found, and how they were captured and tamed. It also describes how they were bred and fed, and what controls were evolved for the servants who looked after royal elephants.