In 970, the Song dynasty invaded Southern Han and their crossbowmen readily routed the Han war elephant corps on 23 January 971, during the taking of Shao. That was the last time elephants were used in Chinese warfare, although the Wanli Emperor (r. 1572 â 1620) did keep a herd of elephants capable of carrying a tower and eight men, which he showed to his guests in 1598.
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