On the Discovery of Medieval Mongolian Chess in the Northern Caucasus
Abstract
The article deals with history of chess spreading from India to the countries of Eurasia. Discovery in the North Caucasus of ancient Mongolian chess crafted in Buddhist style, the author analyzes the possible ways of promoting chess game and factors of their evolutionary development under the influence oflslam and other historical circumstances. The origin of the discovered chess pieces dates back to the middle of the 13th century, the time of Mongol armies’ campaign of Hulagu Khan (1217-1265) to the Middle East.
Keywords
шахматы,
шатар,
шатранж,
монгольское буддийское изобразительное искусство,
исламское влияние,
ближневосточный поход Хулагу-хана,
портрет Угэдэй-хана,
chess,
shatar,
shatrange,
Mongolian Buddhist fine art,
Islamic influence,
Hulagu Khan’s Middle Eastern military campaign,
portrait of Ogedei Khan
About the Author
Surun-Khanda Dashinimaevna Syrtypova
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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For citation:
Syrtypova S.D. On the Discovery of Medieval Mongolian Chess in the Northern Caucasus. Orientalistica. 2018;1(1):98-112. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31696/2618-7043-2018-1-1-98-112
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