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  1. shatranjnoun

    An ancestor of modern chess.

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  1. Shatranj

    Shatranj (Arabic: شطرنج; Persian: شترنج; from Middle Persian chatrang چترنگ) is an old form of chess, as played in the Sasanian Empire. Its origins are in the Indian game of chaturaṅga. Modern chess gradually developed from this game, as it was introduced to Europe by contacts in Muslim Al-Andalus (modern Spain) and in Sicily in the 10th century.

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  1. Shatranj

    Shatranj is an old form of chess, which came to the Western world from India and Persia. Modern chess gradually developed from this game.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shatranj in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shatranj in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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