The origins of chess in mahabharatam
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Chess originated in India as ‘Chaturanga’,travelled to Persia as ‘Shatranj’ & eventually to Europe as ‘Chess’. Earliest records of Chess are in Gupta Empire of 600 CE. But the written records of Chess are much deeper… Mahabharata happened during ~3000 BCE elaborating the Ancient Indian warfare describes a classic military battalion as AKSHAUHINI – which is a group of नर (Foot Soldiers),अश्व (Horses),रथ (Chariots) & दन्त (Elephants),which are the 4 limbs of a military battalion during war,also known as Chaturanga and is the source of Chess today.
Chess originated in India as ‘Chaturanga’,travelled to Persia as ‘Shatranj’ & eventually to Europe as ‘Chess’. Earliest records of Chess are in Gupta Empire of 600 CE. But the written records of Chess are much deeper… Mahabharata happened during ~3000 BCE elaborating the Ancient Indian warfare describes a classic military battalion as AKSHAUHINI – which is a group of नर (Foot Soldiers),अश्व (Horses),रथ (Chariots) & दन्त (Elephants),which are the 4 limbs of a military battalion during war,also known as Chaturanga and is the source of Chess today.
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