Howdah - wikipedia Howdah Not to be confused with Howrah. For the handgun, see Howdah pistol. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2009 ) Howdah on the elephants of the Maharaja of Travancore. May 1841. Elephant with howdah A howdah, or houdah ( Hindi : हौदा haudā ), derived from the Arabic هودج ( hawdaj ), that means `` bed carried by a camel '', also known as hathi howdah ( हाथी हौदा ), is a carriage which is positioned on the back of an elephant, or occasionally some other animal such as camels, used most often in the past to carry wealthy people or for use in hunting or warfare. It was also a symbol of wealth for the owner and as a result was decorated with expensive gemstones. Most notable are the Golden Howdah, the one used in display at the Napier Museum at Thiruvananthapuram which was used by the Maharaja of Travancore and the one used traditionally during the Elephant Procession of the famous Mysore Dasara. The Mehrangarh Fort Museum in Jodhpur, Rajasthan has a gallery of royal howdahs. In the present time, howdahs are used mainly for tourist or commercial purposes in South East Asia and are the subject of controversy as animal rights groups and organizations, such as Millennium Elephant Foundation, openly criticize the use of the howdah, citing information that howdahs can cause permanent damage to an elephant 's spine, lungs, and other organs and can significantly shorten the animal 's life. Contents 1 Howdah Gallery, Mehrangarh Fort Museum 2 Howdah for armies 3 References in literature 4 Elephant and castle symbol 5 Camel howdah 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Howdah gallery, Mehrangarh Fort Museum The Mehrangarh Fort Museum, Jodhpur, has a gallery dedicated to an array of Hathi Howdah, used by the Maharaja of Mewar, mostly for ceremonial occasions. Hathi Howdah, Mehrangarh Fort Museum. Silver Hathi Howdah, Mehrangarh Fort Museum. Hathi Howdah or Elephant seat in the Mehrangarh Fort Museum. Howdah for armies Howdah of the Qutb Shahi dynasty. Howdah were used extensively during the Carnatic Wars. Howdahs with battlements inspired `` elephant and castle '' imagery References in literature The American author Herman Melville in Chapter 42 ( `` The Whiteness of the Whale '' ) of Moby Dick ( 1851 ), writes `` To the native Indian of Peru, the continual site of the snow - howdahed Andes conveys naught of dread, except, perhaps, in the more fancy of the eternal frosted desolateness reigning at such vast altitudes, and the natural conceit of what a fearfulness it would be to lose oneself in such inhuman solitudes. '' It also appears in Chapter 11 of Jules Vernes ' classic adventure novel Around the World in Eighty Days ( 1873 ), in which we are told `` The Parsee, who was an accomplished elephant driver, covered his back with a sort of saddle - cloth, and attached to each of his flanks some curiously uncomfortable howdahs. '' Tolkien also wrote in Lord of The Rings of the Mûmakil ( Elephants ) of Harad with howdahs on their backs. Elephant and castle symbol For more details on this topic, see Elephant and Castle § Name. See also : history of elephants in Europe Statue at Elephant and Castle intersection in London. A derived symbol used in Europe is the `` elephant and castle '' : an elephant carrying a castle on its back, being used especially to symbolize strength. The symbol was used in Europe in classical antiquity and more recently has been used in England since the 13th century, and in Denmark since at least the 17th century. In antiquity, the Romans made use of war elephants, and turreted elephants feature on the coinage of Juba II of Numidia, in the 1st century BC. Elephants were used in the Roman campaigns against the Celtiberians in Hispania, against the Gauls, and against the Britons, the ancient historian Polyaenus writing, `` Caesar had one large elephant, which was equipped with armor and carried archers and slingers in its tower. When this unknown creature entered the river, the Britons and their horses fled and the Roman army crossed over. '' However, he may have confused this incident with the use of a similar war elephant in Claudius ' final conquest of Britain. 12th century Spanish painting of a war elephant. Alternatively, modern uses may derive from later contacts with howdahs. Fanciful images of war elephants with elaborate castles on their back date to 12th century Spain, as at right. Notably, 13th century English use may come from the elephant given by Louis IX of France to Henry III of England, for his menagerie in the Tower of London in 1225, this being the first elephant in England since Claudius. Today the symbol is most known from the Elephant and Castle intersection in south London, which derives its name from a pub, using the old site of a cutler 's, who had used the symbol of the Worshipful Company of Cutlers. The Cutlers, in turn, used the symbol due to the use of ivory in handles. The elephant and castle symbol has also been used since the 13th century in the coat of arms of the city of Coventry, and was used in the 17th century by the English slaving monopoly, the Royal African Company, which led to its use on the guinea coin. The collar of the Order of the Elephant. The symbol of an elephant and castle is also used in the Order of the Elephant, the highest order in Denmark, since 1693. Camel howdah Camel Howdah ( 1855 ). In Persia, a camel howdah used to be a common means of transport. The Viceroy 's Howdah at Viceregal Lodge, Simla, c. 1905 The Viceroy 's Howdah at Viceregal Lodge, Simla See also Mahout, the driver of an elephant Howdah pistols, large handguns used to defend howdahs from predators Persian war elephants References Jump up ^ http://www.millenniumelephantfoundation.com/projects/howdah-not-to-do-it/ Jump up ^ J. Mazard, Corpus Nummorum Numidiae Mauretaniaeque ( Paris 1955 ) 103, no. 276, pl. 247 Jump up ^ Polyaenus, ( VIII, 23.5 ). Jump up ^ World Wide Words : Elephant and Castle Jump up ^ Bernier, Francois. ( 1891 ). Travels in the Mogul Empire, AD 1656 - 1668. Oxford University Press. ISBN 81 - 206 - 1169 - 1. p. 53. 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Question: what is the name of an elephant riders chair
Answer: howdah, or houdah