Pahlavan may refer to:
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Varzesh-e Pahlavani
Pahlevani and zourkhaneh rituals is the name inscribed by UNESCO for varzesh-e pahlavāni ( fa, آیین پهلوانی و زورخانهای, "heroic sport") or varzesh-e bāstāni (; , "ancient sport"), a traditional system of athletics a ...
, traditional Iranian wrestling
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Pehlwani
Pehlwani, (पहलवानी) also known as Kushti, is a form of wrestling contested in South Asia. It was developed in the Mughal Empire by combining Persian Koshti pahlevani with influences from native Indian Malla-yuddha. The words ''pe ...
, traditional Indian wrestling
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Pehlivan Pehlivan or Pahlevan derives from Iranian language word meaning ''noble'', ''wrestler'', ''hero'' or ''champion'' and it is a loan word in many Asiatic languages as well as middle eastern languages including Turkey, Turkish surname originally given ...
, traditional Turkish wrestling
Places
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Pahlavan, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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Pahlavan, Sistan and Baluchestan, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
People
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Ali Pahlavan
Ali Pahlavan ( fa, علی پهلوان) (born 1 May 1975) is an Iranian–Australian musician, singer-songwriter, lyricist and composer. He started his professional music career in 1999 by establishing the first Iranian mixed-gender pop band, Ar ...
(born 1975), Iranian musician, singer-songwriter, lyricist and composer
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Kaveh Pahlavan
Kaveh Pahlavan ( born in Tehran, Pahlavi Iran), is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science and the director of the Center for Wireless Information Network Studies (CWINS), Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcest ...
(born 1951), professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Pahlavan (Iranian title)
Pahlavan may refer to:
Sports
* Varzesh-e Pahlavani, traditional Iranian wrestling
* Pehlwani, traditional Indian wrestling
* Pehlivan, traditional Turkish wrestling
Places
* Pahlavan, Iran, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
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Jahan Pahlavan Jahan Pahlavan ( fa, جهانپهلوان) was a rank champion in the Iranian Guards before the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah.
In the book Shahnameh, Ferdowsi calls Rostam, the son of Zāl, "Jahan Pahlavan".
In contemporary Iranian history, Gholamrez ...
, Iranian title like Pahlavan
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Pahlevan of Iran
Pahlevan of Iran ( fa, پهلوان ایران) is a national championship for pahlevani wrestling (''koshti pahlavāni'') held annually in Iran. Though the competition has ancient roots, its modern form began in 1944.
The champion earns the titl ...
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Parthia
Parthia ( peo, 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 ''Parθava''; xpr, 𐭐𐭓𐭕𐭅 ''Parθaw''; pal, 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭥𐭡𐭥 ''Pahlaw'') is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran. It was conquered and subjugated by the empire of the Med ...
ns, an ancient people in Iran
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Pahlavuni
Pahlavuni ( hy, Պահլավունի; classical orthography: Պահլաւունի) was an Armenian noble family, a branch of the Kamsarakan, that rose to prominence in the late 10th century during the last years of the Bagratuni monarchy.
Orig ...
, Armenian noble family
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Pahlavani language, extinct variety of Persian
* Pehlewani, older form of
Southern Kurdish
Southern Kurdish ( ku, کوردی باشووری ,کوردی خوارگ, Kurdî Başûrî, Kurdî Xwarig) is one of the dialects of the Kurdish language, spoken predominantly in northeastern Iraq and western Iran. The Southern Kurdish-speaking r ...
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Pahlavi (disambiguation)
Pahlavi may refer to:
Iranian royalty
*Seven Parthian clans, ruling Parthian families during the Sasanian Empire
*Pahlavi dynasty, the ruling house of Imperial State of Persia/Iran from 1925 until 1979
**Reza Shah Pahlavi (1878–1944), Shah of ...
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