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Evidence for Shatranj al-Falakiya
1 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.2051
Type Contemporary rule description
Location 33°19'16.16"N, 44°25'5.05"E
Date 0947-01-01 - 0956-12-31
Rules Round board. Twelve squares, the board is divided in half. Seven pieces of different colors move in agreement with the movement of the planets, sun, and moon.
Content "Next, the round or Astronomical board which is called al-falakiya (the celestial). It has 12 squares, corresponding to the number of the constellations of the zodiac, divided into two halves. Seven pieces of different colors move on it, in agreement with the number and colors of the 5 planets and 2 luminaries." From Al-Masudi's Murūj aḏ-Ḏahab wa-Maʿādin al-Jawhar, translated in Murray 1913: 343.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Nobility
Genders Male
Source Murray, H. J. R. 1913. A History of Chess. London: Oxford University Press.
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