Somdet Phra Narai Maharat of Ayutthaya (Lopburi royal elephant stable) elephants in Thailand

Somdet Phra Narai Maharat of Ayutthaya (Lopburi royal elephant stable)
Royal Elephant Stable within King Narai's Palace, Lopburi, central Thailand. (Wikimedia) HTTP code: 400 image is inline deepink from an external server, inline linking does not directly infringe copyright but can be removed on request.
Type	private
Last elephant left	1688
Closed down	1688
Address	King Narais Palace
Place	Lopburi
Region	Central Thailand
Country	Thailand
Website	Website
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History of updates	2018-05-03

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

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Somdet Phra Narai Maharat of Ayutthaya (Lopburi royal elephant stable) elephants, located at King Narais Palace, in Lopburi, Thailand . The last elephant left in 1688. Somdet Phra Narai Maharat of Ayutthaya (Lopburi royal elephant stable) elephants closed down in 1688.

Comments / picturesKing of Ayutthaya from 1656 to 1688 and arguably the most famous Ayutthayan king.

Presented three elephants to France through the french ambassadour Simon de La Loubère. (La Loubere p 44-47)

According to Choisy, Siam’s gifts to France included two small elephants, which were left behind as there was no room on board the ship. The Persians were also promised elephants but none arrived.

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Somdet Phra Narai Maharat of Ayutthaya (Lopburi royal elephant stable), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2557. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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