Polo<\/strong>
\nPolo was invented and first played in Iran (or ancient Persia) thousands of years ago. The original name of polo is \u201cChogan\u201d and in Iran the game is still referred to as \u201cChogan\u201d. From its Iranian origins in Persia it spread to Constantinople, and eastward through Bactria and Afghanistan to Tibet, China, and Japan, and from Tibet to India, where it flourished throughout the Mughal (Mogul) dynasty. The word \u201cpolo\u201d comes from the Tibetan word for the willow root from which polo balls were made of, which is \u201cPulu \u201c.<\/p>\n