In the 1270s, he entered the service of Sukhothai King Ram Khamhaeng (r. 1278-1298) in the elephant stables and rose to become the Captain of the Palace Guards.

The Elephant Sanctuary offers an overnight elephant experience with accommodation in an Indo-African style lodge, with rooms adjoining the elephant stables.

He and I were fellow slaves at the elephant stables.

But at the time of the Tughluks, when the gridded lines of now-collapsed rubble were bustling streets and bazaars, armouries and elephant stables, all rising up from the glittering waters of the lake, then the sight must have been breathtaking.

Continuing to the southwest quadrangle of the complex are the ruins of the elephant stables and the Suttha Sawan pavilion, a former royal residence.

The guards' barracks are located right next to the elephant stables.

By and by to the elephant stables, and I took a ride; but it was by request--I did not ask for it, and didn't want it; but I took it, because otherwise they would have thought I was afraid, which I was.

You can travel by elephant up through the Suraj Pol (Sun Gate) to the Jaleb Chauk, a garden courtyard swarming with langur monkeys and surrounded by elephant stables.

They came to the archway which led to the elephant stables; they passed on.