Captain Alexander Hamilton, writing in 1727, described how the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan ordered an offending military commander to be carried "to the Elephant Garden, and there to be executed by an Elephant, which is reckoned to be a shameful and terrible Death".
Kaptajn Alexander Hamilton skrev i 1727, hvordan Shah Jahan beordrede en forbryderisk militærkommandør at blive båret "til Elefanthaven og der at blive henrettet af en Elefant, hvilket anses for at være en skammelig og frygtelig Død".