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composed of 96 round cards divided into eight suits, the Hindustani pack is called "Gunja-Kha," which means "relieving scalp." The suits bear such names as Ghulam, or slave, end Burart, or royal diploma, and the king, by keeping his hands busy playing cards, was unable to scratch his head or beard, keeping baldness at a minimum...
...into eight suits. In the first four suits the values run from one to ten, with one the lowest. In the last four suits they run the opposite way with ten the lowest. A few of the more picturesque names of the suits are Ghulam, Slave; Chang, Harp; and Burart, Royal Diploma. The name of the pack is Gunja-Kha, which means "Relieving Scalp." They were invented to keep the hands of the king busy so that he would not scratch his head, or, as another version of the tale has it, so that he would not pull hairs...
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