▁remained ▁prominent ▁in ▁literature . ▁ ▁Several ▁more ▁recent ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁proposed ▁a ▁grad ual ▁evolution ▁in ▁the ▁centuries ▁B . C . ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁or ▁north western ▁border ▁areas ▁of ▁Indian ▁culture , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁Greek ▁culture ▁brought ▁by ▁the ▁Mac ed onian - G reek ▁army , ▁and ▁where ▁some ▁r ul ers ▁issued ▁co ins ▁with ▁f used ▁Greek - Ind ian ▁imag ery . ▁ ▁My ron ▁S ams in ▁arg ues ▁that ▁ch atur anga ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁B act ria , ▁ca . ▁ 2 5 5 – 5 5 ▁B . C ., ▁in ▁a ▁fusion ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁short - mov ing ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁game ▁p ette ia , ▁or ▁pole is , ▁with ▁men ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁various ▁moves ▁of ▁an ▁Indian ▁race ▁game , ▁perhaps ▁Se ega ▁or ▁Ch au pur , ▁on ▁the ▁as ht ap ada , ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁another ▁race ▁game . ▁ ▁Ger hard ▁J osten ▁propos es ▁that ▁the ▁fusion ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁K ush an ▁Empire ▁ca . ▁ 5 0 ▁B . C . – 2 0 0 ▁A . D . ▁and ▁draw s ▁not ▁only ▁on ▁Indian ▁games ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁Chinese ▁game ▁of ▁Li ub o ▁and ▁Chinese ▁and ▁Bab yl onian ▁div ination ▁techniques . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁S ansk rit ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁b ah uv ri hi ▁comp ound , ▁meaning ▁" h aving ▁four ▁lim