who do the kings in a deck of cards represent
King (playing card) The king card is the oldest and most universal court card. It most likely originated in Persian Ganjifeh where kings are depicted as seated on thrones and outranking the viceroy cards which are mounted on horses. Playing cards were transmitted to Italy and Spain via the Mamluks and Moors.[3][4] The best preserved and most complete deck of Mamluk cards, the Topkapı pack, did not display human figures but just listed their rank most likely due to religious prohibition. It is not entirely secure if the Topkapı pack was representative of all Mamluk decks as it was a custom-made luxury item used for display. A fragment of what may be a seated king card was recovered in Egypt which may explain why the poses of court cards in Europe resemble those in Persia and India.[5]
Three card brag Three-card brag is a 16th-century British card game, and the British national representative of the vying or "bluffing" family of gambling games.[1] Brag is a direct descendant of the Elizabethan game of Primero[2] and one of the several ancestors to poker, just varying in betting style and hand rankings.