INDIAN MAHARAJA CHESS PIECES
AI-182 THE GREAT ALEXANDER & INDIAN KING PORAS
A Chessncrafts.com Alexander and Poras wooden chess piece is unique and
based on historical theme. The magnificently hand carved black pieces
are made of solid Indian Boxwood with Ebony wood as base. The white
chess pieces are made of solid Indian boxwood. You must have not found
this theme ever before anywhere!
The king is 8? tall and every chess piece have detailed carving on it.
Pawns are in warriors dress, the rook is tall with minutest work done
on it, Full body Knight is carved with immense and perfect expressions
on it. The Great Indian King Poras with his Queen on one side and The
Great Alexander on the other side with his Queen in wardress. The Theme
of chess pieces is based on the historical battle fought between The
Great Alexander and Indian King Poras ages back. It has a historical
significance, those who have read the Indian History when Alexander the
Great invaded India and fought with King Poras. It is said that a close
lady who was associated with Alexander the Great took an advantage of
the Indian tradition known as RAKHI. She went to King Poras and adopted
him as her religious brother and tied rakhi (a major festival in India
to commemorate the abiding ties between siblings of opposite sex. The
simple ceremony has the woman tying a rakhi, which may be a Colorful
thread, a simple bracelet, or a decorative string around the wrist of
her brother) and got a promise that he would not kill Alexander in the
battlefield. King Poras gave the promise.
There was a clear occasion when Poras could kill Alexander but he did
not do that simply because of the promise that he had given to the lady
who had tied rakhi on his wrist. Alexander was shocked when King Poras
left him alive and did not attack him while he became unarmed in the
battlefield.
When the background of rakhi was narrated to him after he defeated King
Poras, how King Poras had given a promise to spare his life in the
battle field, he was thrilled and highly appreciated the gesture. After
winning the battle, Alexander reciprocated in the similar way. He asked
Poras, what treatment should be meted out to him? The defeated King
Poras replied - As kings do with other kings. Alexander the great was
happy to hear the reply and restored his state to him by keeping in
mind the value of rakhi, which one of his associate women had tied on
the wrist of King Poras and he promised in return Alexander life
protection in the battlefield.
This set is packed in a nice chess storage box with separate section
for each piece.
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