mahout

thumb|An image of the elephant keeper in India riding his elephant from Tashrih al-aqvam (1825).

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Military unit.unit_name: Mahout
Military unit.native_name: Mahout
Military unit.country: Historical India Kingdom of Sri Lanka
Military unit.branch: Cavalry (melee)

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Commons category: Mahouts
female form of label: mahout

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thumb|An image of the elephant keeper in India riding his elephant from Tashrih al-aqvam (1825).

A mahout is an elephant rider, trainer, or keeper. Mahouts were used since antiquity for both civilian and military use. Traditionally, mahouts came from ethnic groups with generations of elephant keeping experience, with a mahout retaining his elephant throughout its working life or service years.