A History of Agriculture in India v2.c78.s4: Food

v2.c78.s4.1

Akbar laid down regulations fixing ration for different kinds of elephants varying from 2 *mans* and 24 *sers* of grains and grass for *mast* elephants, to 1*m* and 4 *s* for small ones. The *Khasa* elephants which were used by Akbar were, in addition to above, given sugar, *ghi*, rice with chillies, cloves, etc. In the sugarcane season each elephant was given 300 sugarcanes.