Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s3.t2.32

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refinements were introduced in making its board and pieces.¹ *Nard* was played on a wooden board, square in shape and divided into 24 squares of equal size. It was played with thirty pieces in two sets of fifteen, each set of one distinct colour.² It was on the lines of *Nard* that Humayun introduced a game in which human pieces were set in motion.³ The tradition mentions the popular fact that *Nard* was brought to India from Persia in return for chess which was introduced there from this country.