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Shatranj / chess

Also known as Shatranj

Shatranj / chess: photograph by The Shâhnâmeh (Book of Kings) is major epic work of persian poetry "Ferdowsi Tousi".
Photo: The Shâhnâmeh (Book of Kings) is major epic work of persian poetry "Ferdowsi Tousi"., Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Ancestor chess form; Tajik/Persian heritage claim.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Tajikistan.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia.

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