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Polo in Asia
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Tzykanisterion
The tzykanisterion () was a stadium for playing the tzykanion (, the Greek name for Chovgan, from Middle Persian čaukān, čōkān), a kind of polo adopted by the Byzantines from Sassanid Persia.