In the shape that survived into the twenty first century, Afghan buzkashi is characterized by a dusty melee during which tons of of mounted tribesmen fought over the headless carcass of a goat. The winner was the hardy rider who managed to seize the animal by the leg and drag it clear of the pack. Since buzkashi was clearly an inappropriate passion for a civilized monarch, polo filled the bill. Persian manuscripts from the 6th century refer to polo played in the course of the reign of Hormuz I (271–273). The game was painted by miniaturists and celebrated by Persian poets similar to Ferdowsī (c. 935–c. 1020) and Ḥāfeẓ (1325/26–1389/90).
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