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George Rawlinson (1812 – 1902) historian & Christian theologian
INDIA: ORIGINATION OF CHESS/CHATURANGA ('four arms' of the Hindu army)
| “The game of chess found its way from India to Europe through the Arabs, perhaps at the time of the Crusaders.
It is first mentioned by the Sanskrit novelist
Bana, about A.D. 625: Its Sanskrit name is Chaturanga, the 'four arms' of the Hindu army. In Persian this becomes shantranj.
Many of its terms, such as 'checkmate' (shah mat, the king is dead),
and 'rook' (rukh) are of Persian origin." |
- George Rawlinson (1812 – 1902) historian & Christian theologian |
Source: The Legacy of India 1937 https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.212133
Author: G.T. Garratt
ISBN-10: 8189320041
ISBN-13: 978-8189320041 | www.SherawaliMaa.com
“Numerous European fairy-stories, to be found in Grimm
or Hans Andersen, including the magic mirror, the seven–leagued boots, Jack and the beanstalk,
and the purse of Fortunatus, have been traced to Indian sources.”
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Alliance - Greek & Vedic |
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Alliance - Greek & Vedic
“An alliance was formed and cemented
by a marriage between the Indian king and a Greek princess.”
“This was the beginning of a long, intimate, and fruitful
intercourse between the Greek and Indian courts,
which was continued by Chandragupta's son
and grandson, Bindusara and Asoka.”
“The most important of these was Megasthenes,
who wrote a detailed account of Chandragupta's
empire, much of which has been preserved.”
“Megasthenes was greatly impressed by the resemblance
between Greek and Indian philosophy.”
| - George Rawlinson (1812 – 1902) historian & Christian theologian |
Source: The Legacy of India 1937
Author: G.T. Garratt
ISBN-10: 8189320041
ISBN-13: 978-8189320041 | www.SherawaliMaa.com
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