In 798 a rare white Asian elephant named Abul-Abbas was presented to this Holy Roman Emperor by the Caliph of Baghdad
The elephant's name and events from his 
life are recorded in the Carolingian ... Abul-Abbas was brought from Baghdad, 
the capital city of the Abbasid empire, by a Frankish Jew named Isaac, who along
... [DOC] [TLE] Charlemagne had a Pet War Elephant!