In the game of chess, what were the queen, bishop, knight, and pawn known as before the game was introduced to the Christian world?

Halcyon91

it originated in India and the Pawn was the foot-soldier Knight was the Soldiers Jun 13 05, 12:40 PM

Halcyon91

sorry accidentally clicked add reply. anyway, Pawn was Foot-soldier Knight was Soldier on horseback Bishop was Elephant Queen was Princess Vasavadatta of Ujjaini King was King Udayana of Vatsa i think http://www.chessbaron.co.uk/history.htm Jun 13 05, 12:43 PM

Arpeggionist

And you get the Yay here. A poem written about chess by a Spanish Jew in the 13th century identifies the pieces as the "infantry" (the footsoldier, the pawn), the elephant (the bishops), the prince (or princess, now the queen), the horse (cavalry, now the knights), and the "rokh" - the rook. Jun 13 05, 1:22 PM