Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni)
DLP Game
Period
Medieval
Region
Southern Asia
Category
Reconstruction, Done, Board, War, Replacement, Checkmate, Chaturanga
Description
This version of Chatuanga was described by al-Biruni, a Persian scholar who described Chaturanga in India during the tenth century CE.
Rules
The Elephant moves forward one space or diagonally forward or backward.
These rules were taken from the Historical Information ruleset.
All Rulesets
Reconstructed rulesets
Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni) (Ludii 1)
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Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni) (Ludii 2)
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Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni) (Ludii 3)
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Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni) (Ludii 4)
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Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni) (Ludii 5)
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Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni) (Ludii 6)
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Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni) (Ludii 7)
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Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni) (Ludii 8)
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Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni) (Ludii 9)
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Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni) (Ludii 10)
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Incomplete rulesets
Historical Information
Rules from DLP evidence.
Origin
Pakistan
Ludeme Description
Two-Player Chaturanga (al-Biruni).lud
Concepts
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Reference
Murray 1913: 57-58.
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Sources
Murray, H. J. R. 1913. A History of Chess. London: Oxford University Press.
Identifiers
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