article_snippet.sent: The actual origins of polo are unclear but historians are convinced The actual origins of polo originated in Persia or amongst the Iranian tribes of Central Asia and was introduced to Brits by locals in the Indian state of Assam .
article_snippet.sent: The actual origins of the game are unclear but historians are convinced the game originated in  Persia or amongst the Iranian tribes of Central Asia.
article_snippet.sent: The first-ever recorded polo tournament was way back in 600BC when the Turkomans beat the Persians in a match.
article_snippet.sent: the game spread quickly across the eastern world and became popular among Indians, who were introduced to the sport by the early Mohammedan invaders in the 13th century.
article_snippet.sent: Yet English plantation owners actually learned polo from locals in the Indian state of Assam in the 19th century.
article_snippet.sent: Later popularised by royalty, it became the sport of wealthy Englishmen.