Pourya-ye Vali
Pahlavan Mahmoud Khwarazmi more commonly known as Pourya-ye Vali (died 1322 CE) was an Iranian Sufi and champion. He is famous for his chivalrous behavior and his strength and is still a paradigm for Zurkhaneh athletes.
The nickname of Qtaly known as Pahlavan Mahmoud al-Khwarizmi, has been attributed to Pourya-ye Vali in Iran. His tomb is discussed in two towns, one in Khiva, Uzbekistan and the other one in Khoy, Iran.
He also wrote a book titled Kanz ol-Haghayegh (literally The treasure of the truths) in Persian. A couplet from him which is being sung in Zurkhaneh is as below (in Fingilish):
Oftadegi amouz agar taleb-e feizi,
Hargez nakhorad aab zamini ke boland ast
Literally:
Learn modesty, if you desire knowledge,
A highland would never be irrigated by a river
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Base Story:
Pourya Vali was the most famous wrestler of his time. The
morning before wrestling with a young athlete from another
province, he goes to a mosque and sees the mother of the young
athlete praying and saying ―God, my son is going to wrestle with
Pourya Vali. Please watch over him and help him win the match so
he can use the prize money to buy a house‖. Pourya Vali thinks to
himself that the young wrestler needs the money more than he
does, and also winning the match will break the heart of the old
mother. He has two choices, he can either win the match and keep
his status as the best wrestler in the world or he could lose the
match and make the old mother happy. Even though he was known
not to ever lose a match, he loses that one on purpose.
Surface change (ΔSF):
Ali is the greatest ping pong player of his city. The morning before
a match with a young athlete from another city, he goes for a walk
outside the stadium and sees the mother of the young athlete
praying and saying ―God, my son is going to play a match with Ali
the famous ping pong player. Please watch over him and help him
win the match so he can use the prize money to get married‖. Ali
has two choices, he can either win the match and keep his status as
the best ping pong player or he could lose the match and make the
old mother happy.
Ali was the most famous wrestler of his city. The morning before
wrestling with a young athlete from another province, he goes to a
mosque and sees the mother of the young athlete praying and
saying ―God, my son is going to wrestle with Ali. Please watch
over him and help him win the match so he can use the prize to
buy me new expensive clothes‖. Ali has two choices, he can either
win the match and keep his status as the best wrestler in the world
or he could lose the match and make the old mother happy.
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