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Evidence for Ottoman Mancala
1 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.2305
Type Artistic depiction
Location 41° 0'41.52"N, 28°58'58.84"E
Date 1575-01-01 - 1599-12-31
Rules 2x6 board. Two players. Multiple counters in each hole.
Content Depiction of mancala players in a coffee house from Dublin Chester Beatty Library MS. T. 439 f. 9a. Two players sit across from one another with a board of 2x6 holes with multiple counters in each hole. Değirmenci 2020: 155-156,163-164.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Inside, Public, Communal
Genders Male
Source Değirmenci, T. 2020. Games as a Sign of Social Status: Backgammon in Ottoman Literature and Visual Culture. In V. Kopp and E. Lapina (eds.), Games and Visual Culture in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Turnhout: Brepols, 145-171.
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