White elephants and the King of Siam – Almost History

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What springs to mind if you think of the phrase ‘white elephant’? Monuments to a politician’s hubris? The Millennium Dome? Unused and unloved Olympic venues around the world? Few people in England would associate this idiom directly with Elephas maximus, the Asian elephant, or imagine its root

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Stories Hundreds of years back in the land of Thailand known as the land of the White Elephant — Steemit

Why the region's rulers enslave white elephants - Southeast Asia Globe

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Fiction White Elephant by Morgan Turner - The London Magazine

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Siam (Thailand): a white elephant of the King. Photograph by John Thomson, 1865.

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White elephant hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

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Early Sports and Pop Culture History Blog: Two-and-a-half Idioms - the History and Etymology of White Elephants

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White elephant siam hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

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Thailand: A mahout and his elephant take a rest, Siam, late 19th century. In the 19th century, the Asian Elephant held a prominent position in Siam, although they were hunted regularly north

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How the arrival of a white elephant started a debate around race in 19th century America