The taming of an elephant

In Mughal paintings the horses and elephants are usually treated realistically but here the artist has not been successful in capturing the elephant in a natural form. The elephant seems to have cardboard like legs. The forelegs are lifted and two men, one carrying the ankush and the other trying to tighten the cord are in the process of subduing the  elephant The painting seems to be incomplete as the background and figures are left unpainted. The line is sensitive.