Period Medieval

Region Central Asia, Southern Asia, Western Asia, Eastern Europe

Category Reconstruction, Done, Board, War, Replacement, Checkmate, Chaturanga

Description

Chatrang is a game with replacement captures that was played in Sassanian Persia. It was a direct descendant of the game Chaturanga, and a precursor to Shatranj.

Rules

8x8 board. Two players. Replacement capture. Shah (King), Farzin (Ferz), Rukh, Pil (Elephant), Asp (Knight), Piyadak (Pawn) pieces.

These rules were taken from the Historical Information ruleset.

All Rulesets

Reconstructed rulesets
Chatrang (Sassanian) (Ludii 1) Reconstructed with Ludii
Chatrang (Sassanian) (Ludii 2) Reconstructed with Ludii
Chatrang (Sassanian) (Ludii 3) Reconstructed with Ludii
Chatrang (Sassanian) (Ludii 4) Reconstructed with Ludii
Chatrang (Sassanian) (Ludii 5) Reconstructed with Ludii
Chatrang (Sassanian) (Ludii 6) Reconstructed with Ludii
Chatrang (Sassanian) (Ludii 7) Reconstructed with Ludii
Chatrang (Sassanian) (Ludii 8) Reconstructed with Ludii
Chatrang (Sassanian) (Ludii 9) Reconstructed with Ludii
Chatrang (Sassanian) (Ludii 10) Reconstructed with Ludii

Incomplete rulesets
Historical Information Rules from DLP evidence.

Origin

Persia

Ludeme Description

Chatrang (Sassanian).lud

Concepts

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Evidence Map

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Evidence coloured based on: Age None

Map style: Streets OpenStreetMaps ArcGIS Topographique Voyager

Sources

Murray, H. J. R. 1913. A History of Chess. London: Oxford University Press.

Panaino, A. 2017. WIZĀRIŠN Ī ČATRANG UD NIHIŠN Ī NĒW-ARDAXŠĪR. Encyclopaedia Iranica. accessed 03/23/2020.

Identifiers

DLP.Games.1615

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