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 armband). Though the competition has ancient roots, its modern form has been held only since 1944.[1][2]
Described as "tangled up with the soul of Iranian peoples", the title is athletically and culturally prestigious in Iran.[3] The Pahlevan armband was formerly awarded by the Shah of Iran and is now presented by the president of Iran.[4]
Mostafa Tousi, 3-times winner (1323–25)
Ahmad Vafadar, 3-times winner (1329–31)
Abbas Zandi, with 4 titles (1328, 1332–35) and the youngest Pahlevan ever (18 years old)[1]
Gholamreza Takhti, 3-times winner (1336–38) was nicknamed Jahan Pahlevan[1]
Alireza Soleimani has the most titles (6-times in total: 1358,1361–62, 1364–65, 1369) and is nicknamed Pahlevan Bashi [1]
Early Period (651-1450)[5]
- Abu Moslem-e Khorasani
- Yaghub-e Layth
- Arslan Isra'il
- 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)[5]
- 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-)[6]
- 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 Khorasani
- 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)
List of Modern Pahlevans[1]
| Year | Pahlevan | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregorian | Iranian | ||
| 1944–45 | 1323 | Mostafa Tousi | Khorasan |
| 1945–46 | 1324 | ||
| 1946–47 | 1325 | ||
| 1947–48 | 1326 | Ziaeddin Mirghavami | Tehran |
| 1948–49 | 1327 | Abolghasem Sakhdari | Khorasan |
| 1949–50 | 1328 | Abbas Zandi | Tehran |
| 1950–51 | 1329 | Ahmad Vafadar | Khorasan |
| 1951–52 | 1330 | ||
| 1952–53 | 1331 | ||
| 1953–54 | 1332 | Abbas Zandi | Tehran |
| 1954–55 | 1333 | ||
| 1955–56 | 1334 | ||
| 1956–57 | 1335 | Not Held | |
| 1957–58 | 1336 | Gholamreza Takhti | Tehran |
| 1957–58 | 1337 | ||
| 1957–58 | 1338 | ||
| 1958–59 | 1339 | Not Held | |
| 1959–60 | 1340 | Yaghoub-Ali Shorouzi | Khorasan |
| 1960–61 | 1341 | Mansour Mehdizadeh | Tehran |
| 1342–1343 Not Held | |||
| 1965–66 | 1344 | Mansour Mehdizadeh | Tehran |
| 1345–1353 Not Held | |||
| 1975–76 | 1354 | Reza Soukhteh-Saraei | Mazandaran |
| 1355–1357 Not Held | |||
| 1979–80 | 1358 | Alireza Soleimani | Tehran |
| 1359–1360 Not Held | |||
| 1982–83 | 1361 | Alireza Soleimani | Tehran |
| 1983–84 | 1362 | ||
| 1984–85 | 1363 | Mohammad-Hassan Mohebbi | Kermanshah |
| 1985–86 | 1364 | Alireza Soleimani | Tehran |
| 1986–87 | 1365 | ||
| 1987–88 | 1366 | Mohammad-Reza Toupchi | |
| 1988–89 | 1367 | Mohammad-Hassan Mohebbi | Kermanshah |
| 1989–90 | 1368 | Mohammad-Reza Toupchi | Tehran |
| 1990–91 | 1369 | Alireza Soleimani | |
| 1991–92 | 1370 | Majid Ansari | |
| 1992–93 | 1371 | Ayyoub Bani-Nosrat | Azerbaijan |
| 1993–94 | 1372 | ||
| 1994–95 | 1373 | Mahmoud Miran | Tehran |
| 1995–96 | 1374 | ||
| 1996–97 | 1375 | ||
| 1997–98 | 1376 | ||
| 1998–99 | 1377 | Hamid Ghashang | Khorasan |
| 1999–00 | 1378 | ||
| 2000–01 | 1379 | Mahmoud Mohammadi | Tehran |
| 2001–02 | 1380 | Amin Rashidlamir | Khorasan |
| 2002–03 | 1381 | Hamid Ghashang | |
| 2003–04 | 1382 | Abdolreza Kargar | |
| 2004–05 | 1383 | ||
| 2005–06 | 1384 | Not Held | |
| 2006–07 | 1385 | Shahrokh Sedaghatizadeh | Mazandaran |
| 2007–08 | 1386 | Fardin Masoumi | Gilan |
| 2008–09 | 1387 | Amin Rashidlamir | Khorasan |
| 2009–10 | 1388 | Arash Mardani | Lorestan |
| 2010–11 | 1389 | ||
| 2011–12 | 1390 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1391 | Jaber Sadeghzadeh | Mazandaran |
| 2013–14 | 1392 | Ahmad Mirzapoor | Khorasan |
| 2014–15 | 1393 | Parviz Hadi | Azerbaijan |
| 2015–16 | 1394 | Jaber Sadeghzadeh | Mazandaran |
| 2016–17 | 1395 | Jaber Sadeghzadeh | Mazandaran |
In Shahnameh
There are many Pahlevan in the epic poem Shahnameh. But the meaning of Pahlavan in Shahnameh is different and is not attributed to the wrestler. In Shahnameh, a Pahlevan is a powerful brave warrior; and the hero Rostam is given the title of Jahan Pahlavan (Persian: جهان پهلوان), a title higher than that of Pahlavan, which is mostly used for Gholamreza Takhti.[7][8]
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