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	Origins of chess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Another theory exists that chess arose from the similar game of Xiangqi (Chinese chess), or at least a predecessor, thereof, existing in China since the 2nd century BC.
		There is a theory that this name replacement happened because, before the game of chess came to Europe, merchants coming to Europe brought ornamental chess kings as curiosities and with them their name shāh, which Europeans mispronounced in various ways.
		Shahnama theory: that chess was a replacement for war.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/origins_of_chess (2319 words)

	Cox-Forbes theory: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Cox-Forbes theory is a theory on the evolution of chess A game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
		The theory was mostly based on evidence in the Indian text Purana, but more recent study of the work has shown the evidence to be weaker than previously thought.
		Shahnama theory The shahnama theory is a story occurring in the epic shahnama relating to the invention of chess....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /c/cox-forbes_theory (475 words)

	Everything about Illyria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Theories aside, in the western Balkans, there are few remains to connect with these bronze-using "proto-Illyrians", except in western Serbia and eastern Bosnia.
		Various theories have been proposed for the cause of his death which include poisoning by the sons of Antipater, sickness that followed a drinking party or a relapse of the malaria he had contracted in 336 BC.
		These theories often cite the fact that Alexander's health had fallen to dangerously low levels after years of overdrinking and suffering several appalling wounds (including one in India that nearly claimed his life), and that it was only a matter of time before one sickness or another finally killed him.
	996.id.wikimiki.org /en/Illyria (11158 words)

	History of the Pathans
		Most of the scholars in favour of the theory related to Bani Israel are somewhat confused in their studies, but the common reader, particularly the sentimental Pakhtun poet, has taken it for granted that he is the descendant of Qais Abdur Rashid or Khalid Bin Waleed.
		Brigadier Haroon has discussed this theory in great detail, having compressed the outcome of his scholarly but winding discussion in two sentences under sub-heading Presumption and Pretension of the "Introduction" as: "Besides their illustrious history, they (Pukhtuns) are remarkable in other respects.
		With regard to this theory, Brigadier Haroon says: "At the turn of the eleventh and twelfth century BC, according to the records of the Rig Veda, the country inhabited by the Aryans was called 'Saptasindhu', the country of seven rivers.
	www.geocities.com /turlandi2000/history1.html (1483 words)

	Literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hebrew Bible, Persian Shahnama, Thirukural, Beowulf, the Iliad and the Odyssey and the Constitution of the United States, all fall within this definition of a kind of literature.
		A Bibliography of Literary Theory, Criticism, and Philology (José Ángel García Landa, University of Zaragoza, Spain)
		The history of ideas in literature and the arts in aesthetic theory and literary criticism.
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	Shahnama theory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Shahnama theory is a story occurring in the Shahnama relating to the invention of chess.
		Sassa hereupon bethought himself of a rare the invention of an ancient Grecian sage name Hermes which had recently been introduced India by Alexander and his soldiers who to play it at times of leisure.
		I have to agree with both of the previous reviews: i was hoping there would be a copy of the DTE video as well, and the video does seem slightly out of sync.however: it's a great insight into the band and how they worked.
	www.freeglossary.com /Shahnama_theory (306 words)

	Shahnama theory: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Shahnama theory is a story occurring in the epic Shahnama[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] relating to the invention of chess Chess quick summary:
		Chess (from the persian word shah) is a board game and mental sport for two players....
		The cox-forbes theory is a theory on the evolution of chess put forward by captain hiram cox and extended by professor duncan forbes....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/S/Sh/Shahnama_theory.htm (577 words)

	Epic Poetry Encyclopedia @ 209.197.89.145 () (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It retells in a continuous narrative the life and works of a heroic or mythological person or group of persons.
		In the West, the Iliad, Odyssey, and the Nibelungenlied; and in the East, the Mahabharata, Ramayana, Shahnama and the Tibetan Epic of King Gesar are often cited as examples of the epic genre.
		The term "epic" however has been recycled to refer to prose works, films, and similar works which are characterized by great length, multiple settings, large numbers of characters, or long span of time involved.
	209.197.89.145 /encyclopedia/Epic_poetry (674 words)

	Origins of chess - InformationBlast
		While it is generally thought that chess originated from the Indian game Chatrang from around 1400 years ago, the evidence for this theory is limited.
		Countries which, at one time or the other, have been associated with invention of chess include China, India, Egypt, Greece, Assyria, Persia, Arabia, Ireland and Uzbekistan.
		The main claim for Irish origin is the claim that 2 chess tables were bequested in the
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	Virtual Afghans - The Origins of Afghans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There are many theories as to the origins of the Afghans.
		This classical theory is based on Niamatulla's Makhzan-i-Afghani and Hamdulla Mustaufi's Tarikh-i-Guzida: one of Prophet Ibrahim's descendents, Talut (or Saul) had two sons, one of whom was named Irmiya or Jeremia.
		This theory was propagated by Jewish scholars, but most modern scholars reject this was created by Afghans to explain their forgotten pagan past.
	www.virtualafghans.com /news/news_item.asp?NewsID=7 (1701 words)

	Jerome Clinton, scholar of Persian language and literature, dies
		His most widely acclaimed work was the study and translation of the Iranian national epic, the Shahnama (The Book of Kings).
		Clinton's work "helped define the field of Shahnama studies for over two decades and his translations of episodes from it have been a staple of university classrooms," said Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak, professor of Persian language and literature at the University of Washington in Seattle.
		Clinton wrote "The Divan of Manuchihri Damghani: A Critical Study," co-wrote "Modern Persian: Spoken and Written" and translated "The Tragedy of Sohrab and Rostam" and "In the Dragon's Claws" from the Shahnama.
	www.princeton.edu /pr/news/03/q4/1125-clinton.htm (518 words)

	Origins of chess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		While it is generally thought that chess originated from the Indian game Chaturanga from around 1400 years ago, the evidence for this theory has long been recognized as weak, primarily because no physical evidence of the ancient Indian game to date has been excavated.
		However, this claim is strongly opposed by Muslims, since Chess is forbidden in Islam.
		Cox-Forbes theory - Chess originated from four-handed chaturanga
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	Origin of Chess - Origin of Life and Thought (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In fact, the oldest known chess pieces have been found in excavations of ancient Persian territories.
		Another theory exists that chess arose from the similar game of Chinese chess, or at least a predecessor, thereof, existing in China since the 2nd century B.C. Joseph Needham and David H. Li are two of many scholars who have favored this theory.
		Cox-Forbes theory - that chess originated from the four-handed chaturanga which was called Chaturaji.
	www.0rig.in /origin_of_chess.htm (1591 words)

	THE IRANIAN: Jerome Clinton, Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak
		Jerry, a man of impeccable integrity and great decency, was a meticulous and impressively forward-looking scholar of Persian literature whose professional interests spanned literary theory and criticism, translation and translation theory, and in recent years, the esthetics of word-image relations.
		Above all, Jerry was a scholar and translator of the Persian epic, The Shahnama (Book of Kings).
		His work on various aspects of that work have helped define the field of Shahnama studies for over two decades and his translations of episodes from it have been a staple of university classrooms.
	www.iranian.com /Arts/2003/November/Clinton (772 words)

	Amar Akbar Anthony: September 2005
		In urdu poetry, there is a tradition of the poet inserting their name into the last couplet of a poem, and some people may be getting confused when they see "firdaus" in the couplet.
		My theory then, is that Jahangir may have indeed remembered Khusrau's words and said them about Kashmir at a particularly awe-struck moment.
		One would be better off writing about say Darwin and criticise the theory of evolution, instead of criticising the likes of Zia-ul-Haq.
	amar-akbar-anthony.blogspot.com /2005_09_01_amar-akbar-anthony_archive.html (7341 words)

	Mahmoud Omidsalar Staff Page
		Justar-ha-ye šahnama šenasi va mabahes-e adabi [Shahnama Studies and Literary Discourses: Papers of Mahmoud Omidsalar].
		"Ibn al-Muqaffa`'s Siyar al-Muluk and the Shahnama," University of Michigan, 1994.
		Analytical Notes on the Episode of the Battle of Rostam and the White Demon in the Shahnama," Symposium on the Shahnama, UCLA, June 23, 1989.
	www.calstatela.edu /library/hmpgs/momidsa.htm (2502 words)

	Everything about Necrotelicomnicon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A related concept is the Theory of Thaumic Imponderability, which says it is impossible to tell exactly what a given spell will do, until it's too late.
		The sex of the World Turtle is pivotal in proving or disproving a number of conflicting theories about the destination of Great A'Tuin's journey through the cosmos.
		If (as one popular theory states) Great A'Tuin is moving to his (or her) mating grounds, then at the point of mating might the civilisations of the Disc be crushed or simply slide off?
	necrotelicomnicon.en.wikimiki.org (12761 words)

	All Empires History Forum: CHESS, Iranian or Indian Invention?
		The earliest references to the game are found in the Mahabharata written circa 500 BC, while the modern version of Chaturanga has been played since 600 CE or earlier, hence Chaturanga is most commonly believed to be the oldest version of chess.
		There's even a theory that suggest a Chinese origin (Xiangqi) and notice of a strange chess-like game in Ancient Egypt.
		One ancient Persian text refers to Shah Ardashir, who ruled from 224—241 CE, as a master of the game.
	www.allempires.com /forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10616&TPN=2 (5447 words)

	math lessons - Alborz
		It is only 60-130 km wide and consists of sedimentary series dating from Upper Devonian to Oligocene, prevalently jurassic limestone over a granite core.
		Alborz enjoys a central role in the historical texts of Iran such as the Shahnama, and also in Persian mythology.
		It should not be confused with the Elbrus mountain in the Caucasus mountains.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Alborz (107 words)

	Infinite Games: 06/01/2004 - 06/30/2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Chaos theory tells us that even random systemic phenomenon contain unlimited amounts of information, for example, there is an infinite stream of information encoded in the random dripping of a leaky faucet or in the decimal expansion of pi.
		Then I thought, drawing on the central tenet of chaos theory which states that apparently random-acting phenomenon may be the result of simple deterministic processes, one can only assume that selecting the word "random" from the dictionary at random must say something about the inherent order of the universe and my place in it.
		Of course, the translators' and editors' comments reveal as much about their own world view as they do about the texts, and the focus often shifts away from the stories to the point they are trying to make.
	infinitegames.blogspot.com /2004_06_01_infinitegames_archive.html (12725 words)

	OIT AS - Educational Technologies Center
		An online interactive presentation that goes beyond the theory itself, using video from interviews with Princeton faculty (including Nash and Kuhn), this course offers many observations on real world use, and a look at Princeton's role in its development.
		Caryl Emerson, the A. Watson Armour III University Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Director of Graduate Studies, is a noted scholar of nineteenth century Russian prose, history of the novel, contemporary Russian literary criticism and theory, and Russian intellectual and cultural history.
		The Shahnama Project is a hypertext archive of the the Persian Shahnama, or "Book of Kings." Based on Firestone's Garrett manuscript collection, the archive presents rich images of folios along with links to a translation of the narrative and an iconographic index of the miniatures contained in the folios.
	www.princeton.edu /~etc/ETC/portfolio.shtml (1376 words)

	Museum Notes by Glenn Loney
		Original manuscript pages of his General Theory of Relativity are on display for the first time in the United States.
		Surviving pages from the Shahnama, or Book of Kings, are especially interesting and detailed in their decoration.
		The Prague into which Kafka was born—and in which he lived—was still rather medieval, with narrow streets, ancient houses, and the mighty Hrad castle and St. Vitus Cathedral looming over the Old Town from the heights across the River Moldau.
	www.nymuseums.com /lm02113t.htm (9532 words)

	Amazon.com: Shahnama: The Visual Language of the Persian Book of Kings (Visual Arts Research Institute Edinburgh): ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Shahnama: The Visual Language of the Persian Book of Kings presents the first comprehensive examination of the interplay between text and image in the celebrated Persian national epic, the Shahnama, written by the poet Firdausi of Tus.
		The Shahnama is one of the longest poems ever composed and recounts the history of Iran from the dawn of time to the Muslim Arab conquests of the seventh century AD.
		There is no Persian text, in prose or poetry, which has been so frequently and lavishly illustrated.
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	Amazon.ca: Shahnama: The Visual Language of the Persian Book of Kings: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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	Everything about 153 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		However, this claim is strongly opposed by Muslims, since Chess is considered by some to be forbidden in Islam.
		- Cox-Forbes theory - that chess originated from the four-handed chaturanga which was called Chaturaji.
		- Shahnama theory - that chess was a replacement for war.
	661.ro.wikimiki.org /en/153 (6924 words)

	Amardeep Singh: The Kite Runner
		If you don't stop to notice the connection, you might miss it.
		It was as if Hosseini's subject matter outran his skill, and I'm not sure I'll read his next book, because I felt betrayed by being wrenched from the story to its form.
		Thanks for the info about the Shahnama project.
	www.lehigh.edu /~amsp/2005/08/kite-runner.html (1247 words)

	History Of Chess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The History Of Chess The true age of the game known to the western world as chess is some what of a mystery.
		Several unsubstantiated theories placed the date of the invention of chess far earlier...
		Facts The History of Chess The History of Chess The game of Chess in the form in which it is played to-day is usually assumed to be of a much older date than can be proved with certainty by documents...
	www.echessplayer.com /chess_2/historyofchess (740 words)

	Origins of chess: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		[Click link for more facts about this topic], the evidence for this theory has long been recognized as weak, primarily because no physical evidence of the ancient Indian game to date has been excavated.
		Cox-Forbes theory The cox-forbes theory is a theory on the evolution of chess put forward by captain hiram cox and extended by professor duncan forbes....
		Son's death theory[For more info, click on this link] - Chess designed to explain a son's death to mother
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /o/origins_of_chess (1426 words)

	AKPIA Conferences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"The Theory and Practice of Portraiture in the Persian Tradition"
		"From the Theory of the Two Qalams to the Seven Principles of Painting: Some Remarks on the Terminology of Persian Painting"
		"Illustrated Ottoman Shahnamas and the Issue of Originality in Islamic Painting"
	web.mit.edu /akpia/www/Conf-past.htm (502 words)

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