Early Days of Sport - Polo in 600 BC - Raphael Tuck & Sons postcard

Polo in 600 BC, Early Days of Sport series, Tuck & Sons postcard

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Originating in Persia (Iran) around 600 BC, polo spread through the region with the British learning the game from Manipur, India and taking up the sport at home in mid nineteenth century.

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