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                                     Iran                                 Polo (Chogan) - the Persian Ancient Game  | 
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 The game of chovgan (horse polo), a fragment of a miniature of Hossein Behzad 
		
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Polo (Chogan) - the Persian Ancient Game
 On August 16, 2019, the Iranian Post issued a stamp dedicated to the ancient Persian game of Chovgan - the ancestor of equestrian polo. The stamp is based on the work of the famous Iranian artist Hossein Behzad (1894 - 1968). He was a talented miniature painter of the 20th century  |