Polo is a ball game played on horseback, a traditional field sport and one of the world’s oldest known team sports illustrated on this Graphic T Shirt.
Polo is an equestrian sport that originated in Central Asia and was developed into a competitive sport by the Persians. It spread to southwest Europe where it died out and to India. However, tribes of the Karakoram kept the sport going. Hence, it is here that the British picked up the game.
Polo is said to have originated in Central Asia in the 6th century B.C. Meanwhile, it was a training game for cavalry units for the King’s guards or other elite troops. To the warlike tribesmen who played polo with as many as 100 players to a side, it was a miniature battle. It became a Persian national game in the A.D. 6th century. From Persia, later the game spread to Arabia, then to Tibet, China and Japan. In China, in the year 910, death of a favourite relative in a game prompted Emperor Apao-Chi to order beheading of all players!
Polo was introduced in South Asia, by the Muslim conquerors in the 13th century. Gilgit, Chitral and Skardu are said to have always played the game of polo closest to its original form. In the past, local Rajas, Mirs and Mehtars were the patrons of the game. At times, more than 50 percent of the annual budget of the principalities of what is now northern Pakistan was spent on supporting the game. The English word “polo” is a Balti word meaning ”ball”.
Care Instructions:
- Do not use BLEACH for this Graphic T Shirt.
- Iron inside out at medium heat
- Do not dry clean.
- Do not tumble dry.
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- Material: Soft, Breathable Poly Cotton blend. The blend keeps the t-shirt fabric and colors durable and long lasting.
- Print: Digital Heat transfer sticker (long Lasting, Washable and Ironable).
- Unisex.
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