Pahlevan of Iran
Pahlevan of Iran is a national championship for pahlevani wrestling held annually in Iran. Though the competition has ancient roots, its modern form began in 1944.
The champion earns the title of Pahlevan and the right to wear the Bazouband. Described as "tangled up with the soul of Iranian peoples", the title is athletically and culturally prestigious in Iran. The Pahlevan armband was formerly awarded by the Shah of Iran and is now presented by the president of Iran. Many Pahlevan have gone on to win medals in international competition.
Early Period (651–1450)
Source:- Abu Moslem-e Khorasani
- Ya'qub [ibn al-Layth al-Saffar|Yaghub-e Layth]
- Arslan Isra'il
- Babak khorramdin
- Asad Kermani
- Abdul Razagh Bashtini
- Shirdel Kohneh Savar
- Mahmood Kharazmi, was known as Pouriya-ye Vali
- Mohammad Abol-seyyed Abolkheyr
- Mahmood Malani
- Darvish Mohammad Khorassani
Middle Period (1450–1795)
Source:- Mirza Beyk-e Kashani
- Beyk-e Khorassani
- Hossein-e Kord
- Mir Baqer
- Jalal Yazdi
- Kabir-e Esfahani
- Kalb Ali Aqa Jar
- Haji Yadollah Rezapoori
Pre-Modern period (1795–present)
Source:- Haj Seyyed Hasan Razaz, also known as Pahlavan Shoja'at
- Ali Asghar Yazdi
- Haj Reza Qoli Tehrani
- Mohammad Mazar Yazdi
- Shaban Siyah Qomi
- Yazdi Bozrog
- Akbar Khorasani
- Abolqasem Qomi
- Hossein Golzar-e Kermanshahi
- Sadeq-e Qomi
- Mirza Hashem Akbarian Tefaghi, Moblsaz Esfahani
- Yazdi Kuchak
- Aziz Khan Rahmani /Kurdistani also known by Sanandaji