Over the last few years, a game called Solitaire has become very popular on computers and mobiles. What is special is that this game is not counted among the games that have a bad effect on children. Because the reason for the popularity of this game is just as simple as that game. It's a game of cards and the game of cards is the lifeblood of all of us, isn't it? This game is the king of sitting games. Everyone from the youngest to the oldest can enjoy this game. In your spare time, traveling, whether it be two friends, a sister, a brother or a sister, or a family of four, you will not find a person who does not give orders to the person in front of him, saying "Tak Patte". But where did these addresses come from? How did these addresses reach every household in India? Know? Let's find out now. That is a game of cards.
In India, cards are widely played. We've all played different types like rummy, mendicot, three card, at some point. Playing cards in India was started by the Mughals in the 16th century. The word 'Ganjifa' is mentioned in the biography of Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India. Ganjifa is a set of addresses. Historians believe that the leaves originated in China. An article by Mughal Emperor Babur mentions that he sent a set of ganjifa to his friend Shah Hussain in Sindh. But von Leiden, a German cartoonist who lived in India and was a card-collector, believed that cards were played in China 1300 years before India. According to Von Leiden, addresses in India were introduced through China.
While the British were ruling India, they learned card games from the Indians and this card game soon became a part of the daily life of the British. In the past, sets of cards were not made of paper like today, they were sometimes made of ivory and sometimes of precious metals like gold and silver. The richer you are, the more expensive your set of cards is!
While rectangular addresses were used in Korea and China, addresses in India were round in shape. These round cards were made of ivory, wood, cotton fiber, paper, etc., and these leaves were one and a half to four and a half inches in size, each symbol on these cards had some value and had images of animals, plants, ships, horses, soldiers, etc. on them.
According to Hindu mythology, a king had a habit of constantly shaving his beard. The king's wife was tired of this habit. The wife invented a game of cards to keep her husband's hands away from his beard, and it is believed that this game was created in such a way.
The British brought their own style of playing cards to India. The traditional three-card game became a blackjack during the British rule. Because he brought the game of 52 cards to India. However, the new card games did not make much of an impact on people. The Indians continued to play local games, while the upper class began to play blackjack and bridge.
A set of cards was created by King Ravi Verma in 1906. In this card he had printed the characters of mythical persons as king, queen and slave. The set of addresses included Shriram, Sita, Hanuman as well as Nal, Damayanti, Hans. Addresses telling the history of many kings and maharajas were also created.
This set of cards for the Kamala Soap Factory in Calcutta was printed in 1922 by Belgian card makers. It was introduced by Belgian card makers in the 1930's, and address cards began to be sold in large numbers.
From being a major sport during entertainment and festivals for thousands of years, it has spread from political to educational use. Different countries, different types of cards in different times, playing this game in different forms is an introduction to the history and cultures of the world. This game of cards is fascinating but I don't really understand how time passes. We've all played this game a lot in the Corona era. This is your first post. Don't forget to share this history of addresses with others as you read it. Then the next time you draw the address, you will not be able to remember this history.
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