Zurkhaneh session, Tehran
2013
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The zurkhaneh was prominent under the Qajar dynasty with annual Nowruz competitions, diminished under Reza Shah, then revived under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as part of a pre-Islamic-heritage nationalism.
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