Pahlavān Mahmoud, more commonly known as Pouryā-ye Vali (died 1322 CE), was a

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

pahlevani champion and

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

. The nickname Pouryā-ye Vali has been attributed to Pahlavān Mahmoud in

Khwarazm Khwarazm (; Old Persian: ''Hwârazmiya''; fa, خوارزم, ''Xwârazm'' or ''Xârazm'') or Chorasmia () is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the (former) Aral Sea, on the ea ...

. The location of his tomb is in

Khoy Khoy (Persian and az, خوی; ; ; also Romanized as Khoi), is a city and capital of Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2012 census, its population was 200,985. Khoy is located north of the province's capital and largest city ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. He also wrote a book titled ''Kanz ol-Haghayegh'' (literally The Treasure of Truths) in Persian. A couplet from him which is sung in

Zourkhaneh 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 ...

, is: افتادگی آموز اگر طالب فیضی هرگز نخورد آب زمینی که بلند است Pronunciation: oftādegi āmooz agar tālebe feyzi, hargez nakhorad āb zamini ke boland ast Literal translation: Learn modesty if you desire knowledge, A high land would never be irrigated

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Iranian male sport wrestlers 1322 deaths Year of birth unknown Iranian folklore 14th-century Iranian people {{Iran-wrestling-bio-stub

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