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Pahlevan of Iran

Pahlevan of Iran (Persian: پهلوان ایران‎‎) is an annual Pahlevani Wrestling competition held in Iran, in which athletes from across the country compete. The champion earns the title of Pahlevan and the right to wear the Bazouband (championship bracelet). Though the competition has ancient roots, its modern form has been held only since 1944.

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Described as "tangled up with the soul of Iranian peoples", the title is athletically and culturally prestigious in Iran. The Pahlevan bracelet was formerly awarded by the Shah of Iran and is now presented by the president of Iran.

Early Period (651-1450)

  • Abu Moslem-e Khorasani
  • Yaghub-e Layth
  • Babak khorramdin
  • Asad Kermani
  • Abdul Razagh Bashtini
  • Shirdel Kohneh Savar
  • Mahmood Kharazmi (Pahlavan-e Bozorg), was known as Pouriya-ye Vali
  • Mohammad Abol-seyyed Abolkheyr
  • Mahmood Malani
  • Darvish Mohammad Khorassani

    • Middle Period (1450-1795)

  • Mirza Beyk-e Kashani
  • Beyk-e Khorassani
  • Hossein-e Kord
  • Mir Baqer
  • Jalal Yazdi
  • Kabir-e Esfahani (Pahlavan-e Bozorg)
  • Kalb Ali Aqa Jar

    • Pre-Modern period (1795-)

  • Haj Seyyed Hasan Razaz (Pahlavan-e Bozorg), also known as Pahlavan Shoja'at.
  • Ali Asghar Yazdi
  • Haj Reza Qoli Tehrani
  • Mohammad Mazar Yazdi
  • Shaban Siyah Qomi
  • Yazdi Bozrog (Pahlavan-e Bozorg)
  • Akbar Khorassani
  • Abolqasem Qomi
  • Hossein Golzar-e Kermanshahi
  • Sadeq-e Qomi
  • Mirza Hashem Akbarian Tefaghi, Moblsaz Esfahani
  • Yazdi Kuchak (last official Pahlavan of Iran)
  • Aziz Khan Rahmani /Kurdistani also known by Sanandaji( Gold Medal in 1945)

    • References

    Pahlevan of Iran Wikipedia
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