Hiran
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar the Great of India in India

Biography

☨ ♂ Hiran

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Origin
Born:	* wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar the Great of India, in India

Date of arrival

	Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar the Great of India
Record history
History of updates	2020-10-01

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Hiran is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar the Great of India, in India, .

Origin

Hiran was born wild .

Comments / pictures

Hiran is said to have been Akbra the Grets favourite elephant, and buried at the deer tower (hiran minar) at the out-skirts of the Palace complex at Fathehpur Sikri, near Agra, India.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Hiran, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar the Great of India in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5521. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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