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Evidence for Xiangqi
3 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.809
Type Contemporary rule description
Location Late Tang China
Date 0779-01-01 - 0847-12-31
Rules Two players, horse moves orthogonally one and then diagonally one space, soliders move one space forward, commanders move orthogonally, baggage wagons move forward only.
Content Passage from Huan Kwai Lu ("The Book of Marvels"): "In the first year of the period of Pao Ting (A.D. 762) Tsêng-Shun of Ju-Nan heard one night the sound of a military drum in the Lady Lu's house. A man in full armor announced the news from the General of the golden elephant (kin siang triang kun) about the battle with the thieves of Tien-No. Shun kindled a light in order to see better, and after midnight a mouse-hole in the east wall changed into a city gate. Two armies stood opposite one another. When he had arranged the army, the general (shwai) entered and said: 'The celestial horse (t'ien ma)springs aslant over three, the commanders (shang-tsiang) go sidewards and attack on all four sides, the baggage-wagons (tze cho) go straight forwards and never backwards, the six men (liu kia) in armour go in file but not backwards.' Then the drum sounded and from either army a horse moved out three steps aslant. Again the drum sounded and on either side a foot-soldier moved sidewards one step. Once again the drum was sounded, the wagons moved forwards, and in an instant the shot from the cannon (p'ao) fell in confusion. He made a hole through the east wall, and found a set of siang k'i in an old tomb, with wagons (ku) and horses in rank and file." (Murray 1913: 123–124)
Confidence 100
Social status Non-Elite, Military
Genders Male
Source Murray, H. J. R. 1913. A History of Chess. London: Oxford University Press.
, Niu Sengru. Xuanguai Lu. (Trans. Murray 1913: 123–124).
Id DLP.Evidence.1157
Type Artifact
Location 34°37'15.80"N,112°27'7.78"E
Date 0960-02-04 - 1127-03-20
Rules Full set of Xiangqi pieces.
Content Set of Xiangqi pieces found in a Northern Song Dynasty Tomb at Luoyang, Henan Province, China. Lequan 2009:59, fig. 17.
Confidence 100
Source Lequan, Cui. 2009. "Archaeological Discoveies. and Tang-Song Period Sports and Games. Chinese Archaeology 9: 55–62.
Id DLP.Evidence.1158
Type Artifact
Location 28°47'41.43"N,115°37'54.21"E
Date 0960-02-04 - 1127-03-20
Rules Full set of Xiangqi pieces.
Content Full set of bronze Xiangqi pieces found in a tomb from Changbu Commune, Jiangxi Province, China. Lequan 2009: 59, fig. 16.
Confidence 100
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