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Evidence for Gyan Chaupar
4 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.768
Type Artifact
Location Rajasthan
Date 1735-01-01 - 1735-12-31
Rules 84 spaces.
Content "2. Jain 84-square gyan chaupar board on cotton cloth. Rajasthan, dated 1735. Museum of Indology, Jaipur." Topsfield 2006: 76.
Confidence 100
Source Topsfield, A. 2006. Instant karma: The meaning of Snakes and Ladders. In Topsfield, A. ed., The Art of Play: Board and Card Games of India. Mumbai: Marg Publications. pp. 75–89.
Id DLP.Evidence.769
Type Artifact
Location Rajasthan
Date 1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31
Rules 84 spaces.
Content "Jain 84-square gyan chaupar board on cotton cloth. Rajasthan, 19th Century. Present location unknown." Topsfield 2006: 77.
Confidence 100
Source Topsfield, A. 2006. Instant karma: The meaning of Snakes and Ladders. In Topsfield, A. ed., The Art of Play: Board and Card Games of India. Mumbai: Marg Publications. pp. 75–89.
Id DLP.Evidence.770
Type Artifact
Location Gujarat
Date 1834-01-01 - 1834-12-31
Rules 84 spaces.
Content "Jain 84-square gyan chaupar board on cotton cloth. Gujarat, dated 1834. 63 x 63 cm. Calico Museum of Textiles, Ahmedabad." Topsfield 2006: 78.
Confidence 100
Source Topsfield, A. 2006. Instant karma: The meaning of Snakes and Ladders. In Topsfield, A. ed., The Art of Play: Board and Card Games of India. Mumbai: Marg Publications. pp. 75–89.
Id DLP.Evidence.771
Type Artifact
Location 26°50'48.08"N, 80°56'46.18"E
Date 1780-01-01 - 1785-12-31
Rules 72 spaces.
Content "Vaishava 72-square gyan chaupar board on paper. Lucknow, early 1780s. 52 x 52.5 cm. The British Library (India Office Collections), London." Topsfield 2006: 79.
Confidence 100
Source Topsfield, A. 2006. Instant karma: The meaning of Snakes and Ladders. In Topsfield, A. ed., The Art of Play: Board and Card Games of India. Mumbai: Marg Publications. pp. 75–89.
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