International Chess Day: If someone gets passionate about any game, then it can take him to any extent. Chess is also one such game, Mughal emperors had a different craze for it. All Mughal emperors were crazy about chess. Chess was also the favourite game of Mughal emperor Akbar. International matches were also organised for this in the Mughal era. So, let us know an interesting story related to Jahangir on International Chess Day (20 July).
When the ambassador was turned into a donkey after losing a game of chess
Chess was played a lot during the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir. Once an international chess match was organized in his court. In this match, on one side were Jahangir’s special courtiers and on the other side was the Persian ambassador. According to a report in the Indian Express, this chess match between the two continued for 3 days. One move after another was made and in the end the Persian ambassador had to face defeat. An interesting bet was made in this court that whoever loses will have to walk in the court like a donkey. According to the condition, something similar happened, the Persian ambassador had to face defeat, so he was made a ‘donkey’ and was paraded around the entire court.
Where did chess originate?
The history of chess at least 1500 is a year old, This game is believed to have been invented in Kannauj, India, Originally it was called Ashtapada or sixty four square, Let me tell you that in Sanskrit, Ashtapada is used for spider., It was played with dice on a mythical checkered board with eight legs, The black and white squares that we see in the modern chess board are almost identical to the squares of chessboard. 1000 It wasn’t like this a year ago, In ancient times, kings used their knights as pawns in chess., They used to play by making horses etc., Over time it expanded to Persia, There it got a new form and name and thus Ashtapada, Shatranj ,chess, made,
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