Showing posts with label elephant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label elephant. Show all posts

Sunday, June 6, 2010

The 1277 Battle Between King Narathihapato of Burma and the Mongolian Kublai Khan


In 1277, a big battle was fought involving over 60,000 Burmese warriors and their war elephants against only 12,000 Mongol horsemen with their metal-tipped arrows and a clever plan. Who would win?


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Uncle Pachyderm's Experiences in the Afterlife


Uncle Pachyderm died in the 1277 battle between Burma and Kublai Khan's Mongols. Read about his amazing experiences from the point of his death onward. You may never look at elephants the same way again.


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Uncle Pachyderm


Uncle Pachyderm was one of many elephants forced to be on the front line of a 1277 battle between Burma and Kublai Khan's Mongols. Imagine his terror when the Mongols dismounted and shot metal-tipped arrows at the most vulnerable spots on each elephant.


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