Shatranj (1969 film)
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Shatranj is a 1969 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film co-produced and directed by S. S. Vasan. His final directorial venture, it stars Rajendra Kumar and Waheeda Rehman, with Mehmood, Madan Puri,
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Shatranj is an old form of chess, as played in the Sasanian Empire. Its origins lie in the Indian game of chaturanga. Modern chess gradually developed from this game, as it was introduced to Europe by
Shatranj (1969 film)
…Shatranj (transl. Chess) is a 1969 Indian Hindi-language spy thriller film co-produced and directed by S. S. Vasan. His final directorial venture, it stars Rajendra Kumar and…
Two shatranj players in a detail from a Persian miniature painting of Bayasanghori Shahname made in 1430
Persian manuscript from the 14th century describing how an ambassador from India brought chess to the Persian court
Indian ambassador, probably sent by the Maukhari King Śarvavarman of Kannauj, introducing chess to the Persian court of Khosrow I
Antique North Indian Mughul shatranj chess set made from sandalwood