Shatranj ar-Rumiya
Shatranj ar-Rumiya is a game known from Islamic manuscripts from the medieval period. It is similar to Shatranj but played on a circular board. The Name literally means "Byzantine Chess," but there is no evidence it was played in the Byzantine Empire.
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Shatranj ar-Rumiya
Shatranj ar-Rumiya is a game known from Islamic manuscripts from the medieval period. It is similar to Shatranj but played on a circular board. The Name literally means "Byzantine Chess," but there is no evidence it was played in the Byzantine Empire.
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Shatranj ar-Rumiya
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Byzantine Chess, Circular Chess, Shatranj al-Mudawara
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Murray 1913: 342-343.
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Eric Piette
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33°19'16.16"N, 44°25'5.05"E