Sport & Martial Arts
Snooker (British India)
1875British Army officersJabalpur officers' mess (traditional account)Maharashtra / Central India
1875
Snooker was devised as a billiards variant by officers in India.
- Dated
- 1875
- As scholars put it
- 1875
- Originator
- British Army officers
- Source text
- Jabalpur officers' mess (traditional account)
- Region
- Maharashtra / Central India
- Discipline
- Sport & Martial Arts
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Verified-web
Fair to say
A British invention made in India, not an Indian one.
Path to modern innovation
A major international cue sport.
References
- 1Wikipedia (Sport in British India)
Further reading
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