Period Medieval

Region Western Asia

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

Description

Shatranj al-Jawarhiya is an incompletely explained game from Al-Masudi's Murūj aḏ-Ḏahab wa-Maʿādin al-Jawhar (Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems), where it is described alongside other games similar to Shatranj.

Rules

8x7 board. Six pieces per player: Mouth, Eye, Ear, Hand, Foot, Heart.

DLP Evidence

These rules were taken from the Historical Information ruleset.

All Rulesets

Reconstructed rulesets
Shatranj al-Jawarhiya (Ludii 1) Reconstructed with Ludii
Shatranj al-Jawarhiya (Ludii 2) Reconstructed with Ludii
Shatranj al-Jawarhiya (Ludii 3) Reconstructed with Ludii
Shatranj al-Jawarhiya (Ludii 4) Reconstructed with Ludii
Shatranj al-Jawarhiya (Ludii 5) Reconstructed with Ludii
Shatranj al-Jawarhiya (Ludii 6) Reconstructed with Ludii
Shatranj al-Jawarhiya (Ludii 7) Reconstructed with Ludii
Shatranj al-Jawarhiya (Ludii 8) Reconstructed with Ludii
Shatranj al-Jawarhiya (Ludii 9) Reconstructed with Ludii
Shatranj al-Jawarhiya (Ludii 10) Reconstructed with Ludii

Incomplete rulesets
Historical Information From DLP evidence.

Ludeme Description

Shatranj al-Jawarhiya.lud

Concepts

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Reference

Murray 1913: 343.

Evidence Map

1 pieces of evidence in total. Browse all evidence for Shatranj al-Jawarhiya here.

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Sources

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

Identifiers

DLP.Games.290

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