N’Thu K’nul (Khunjunob) elephants in Vietnam

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N’Thu K’nul (Khunjunob)
Type	private
Founded	1828
Closed down	1947
Address	Buon Don village
Place	Krong Na commune
Region	Buon Don District, Dak Lak Province
Country	Vietnam
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History of updates	2018-11-20

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11

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N’Thu K’nul (Khunjunob) elephants, located at Buon Don village, in Krong Na commune, Vietnam , was founded in 1828. N’Thu K’nul (Khunjunob) elephants closed down in 1947.

Comments / picturesElephant hunter, elephant trainer and a respectful chieftain who founded Don Village and in 1861 gifted a white elephant tp the Ling of Thailand, who as a honor reward gave him the title Khunjunob which means King of Elephant Hunters.

A year after his death, in 1939, his nephew R’leo Knul, who took over as chief of the village, held the ceremony of 'grave abandoning' and had a tomb built for him in the M'Nong-Laos architectural style. The tomb of R'Leo Knul himself lies next to his uncle\'s tomb.

References for records about N’Thu K’nul (Khunjunob)

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). N’Thu K’nul (Khunjunob), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2463. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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