Al-Biruni

Sources

1. BookA History of Chess
2. BookThe Oxford Companion to Chess

Relations

described:

• India

  Sources: Abu Arrayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century

lived at:

• Ghazni

  Sources: A History of Chess

patron:

• Mahmud of Ghazni

  Sources: A History of Chess

wrote:

• Kitab al-Hind

  Sources: A History of Chess, The Oxford Companion to Chess

• The Remaining Traces of Past Centuries

  Sources: Abu Arrayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni, The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century

Appears in4 items

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  Chess: From Chaturanga to AlphaZero1 item
  • Al-Biruni describes chess for four players1030
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  The Islamic Golden Age3 items
  • Al-Biruni compares the world’s calendars · authorc. 390 AH
  • Mahmud of Ghazni takes Khwarazm408 AH
  • Al-Biruni finishes his book on India · author421 AH