Amrit Mahal Cattle

The Amrit Mahal is an Indian breed of zebu cattle from the former state of Mysore in what is now Karnataka, descended from the Hallikar and the related Hagalavadi and Chithradurg cattle. Bred originally for military transport and maintained on pasture lands called kaval, particularly around Hunsur, the breed received royal patronage from the Vijayanagara kingdom, later sultans and the Mysore princely state; its bullocks are prized for endurance and speed rather than its cows for milk, which is poor. The breed's stamina impressed the British, who used Amrit Mahal bullocks to haul guns 100 miles in two days at the Battle of Porto Novo, and the Duke of Wellington was struck by its ability to march across south India in a month under Tipu Sultan. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/