Sharvavarman
Videos
Sharvavarman was the Maukhari ruler of the Kingdom of Kanyakubja from 560 to 575 CE.
Nalanda clay seals of Sharvavarman
"Lord Sharvavarman" in the Asirgarh seal: "Śrī Śa-rvva-va-rmmā"
Asirgarh seal inscription of Sharvavarman
Sasanian Empire King Khosrow I sits before the chessboard, while his vizir and the Indian envoy of Kannauj are playing chess. Shahnama, 10th century CE.
Chess
Videos
Chess is a board game for two players, played on a square board consisting of 64 squares arranged in an 8×8 grid. The players, referred to as "White" and "Black", each control sixteen pieces: one king
Sharvavarman
…575-585 CE. With the end of Hunnic power in India, new contacts were established between India and the Sasanian Empire. Intellectual games such as chess and backgammon demonstrated and celebrated the diplomatic relationship between Khosrow I and a "great king of India." The vizier of the Indian king…
Part of a Staunton chess setLeft to right: white king, black rook, black queen, white pawn, black knight, white bishop
Setup at the start of a chess game
Public chess tables in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, France
Men playing chess, Kutaisi, Georgia, 2014