Aslan (disambiguation)
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Aslan
is the fictional lion in C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia.
Arsalan, Aslan and Arslan are male first names in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey. The word "Aslan" means "lion" in Turkic and Mongolian languages. They may also refer to:
Aslan
Aslan, the "Great Lion," is the central character in The Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. He is the eponymous lion of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and his role in Narnia is developed throughout the remaining books...
is the fictional lion in C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia.
Arsalan, Aslan and Arslan are male first names in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey. The word "Aslan" means "lion" in Turkic and Mongolian languages. They may also refer to:
Title
- Alp ArslanAlp ArslanAlp Arslan was the third sultan of the Seljuq dynasty and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty...
(1029–1072), second sultan of the Seljuk dynasty - Kilij Arslan IKilij Arslan IKilij Arslan was the Seljuq Sultan of Rûm from 1092 until his death in 1107. He ruled the Sultanate during the time of the First Crusade and thus faced the brunt of the entire attack...
(1079-1107), Sultan of Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm, first sultan in Konya - Ali PashaAli PashaAli Pasha of Tepelena or of Yannina, surnamed Aslan, "the Lion", or the "Lion of Yannina", Ali Pashë Tepelena was an Ottoman Albanian ruler of the western part of Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territory which was also called Pashalik of Yanina. His court was in Ioannina...
(1741–1822), pasha of western Rumelia
First Name
- Arsalan IftikharArsalan IftikharArsalan Iftikhar is an American international human rights lawyer, global media commentator and author of the book . Arsalan is the founder of and also a regular weekly commentator for the National Public Radio show "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin...
American human rights lawyer - Aslan AbashidzeAslan AbashidzeAslan Abashidze was the leader of the Ajarian Autonomous Republic in western Georgia from 1991 to May 5, 2004. He resigned under the pressure of the central Georgian government and mass opposition rallies during the 2004 Adjara crisis, and has since lived in Moscow, Russia...
(born 1938), former leader of Adjara - Aslan MaskhadovAslan MaskhadovAslan Aliyevich Maskhadov was a leader of the Chechen separatist movement and the third President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.He was credited by many with the Chechen victory in the First Chechen War, which allowed for the...
(1951–2005), Chechen leader - Aslan KerimovAslan KerimovAslan Kerimov is a football midfielder from Azerbaijan. He debuted for the national team in October 1994, and his international career earned him 74 caps, making him Azerbaijan's most capped player....
( born 1973 ), footballer, most capped Azerbaijan National Football Team - Aslan DatdeyevAslan DatdeyevAslan Tambiyevich Datdeyev is a retired Russian professional footballer. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1994 for FC Spartak Vladikavkaz.-European club competitions:* UEFA Cup 1996–97 with FC Alania Vladikavkaz: 1 game....
, footballer
Surname
- Ana AslanAna AslanAna Aslan was a Romanian biologist and physician. She is considered to be a founding figure of gerontology and geriatrics in Romania. In 1952, under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Ana Aslan, the Geriatric Institute in Bucharest was founded...
(1897–1988), Romanian biologist, physician, and inventor - Ender ArslanEnder ArslanEnder Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. He is a 1.90 m tall 82 kg point guard...
(born 1983), Turkish basketballer - Faramarz AslaniFaramarz Aslani-Biography:He was born in Tehran and later moved to England to get his bachelor's degree from London University's college of Journalism. After graduation he moved back to Tehran and worked for several publications, including Tehran Journal and CBS. After the Iranian Revolution he moved back to...
, Iranian singer-songwriter - Farhad AslaniFarhad AslaniFarhad Aslani is an Iranian actor.Aslani was born in Bijar, Iran although he grew up in Tehran, and was recognised for his impersonation skills at an early age.-Films :* Eshgh-e Film * Safar Be Chazzabeh* Rousari Abi...
(born 1966), Iranian actor - Firat ArslanFirat ArslanFirat Arslan is a German professional boxer of Turkish descent best known to win a WBA cruiserweight title at the age of 37....
(born 1970), German professional boxer - Koray ArslanKoray ArslanKoray Aslan , is a Turkish football player. Koray is currently playing for Eskişehirspor in Right Back position.-External links:* * *...
(born 1983), Turkish footballer - Majid Arslan (1908-1983), Lebanese politician
- Mustafa ArslanovićMustafa ArslanovicMustafa Arslanović is a Bosnian football defender who played for SFR Yugoslavia. Arslanović earned his first and only international cap on 25 March 1987 with SFR Yugoslavia in a winning game against Austria.-External links:*...
, Bosnian football defender - Raoul AslanRaoul AslanRaoul Aslan was an Austrian theater actor of Greek-Armenian ancestry. Born in Saloniki, Greece, Aslan lived in Vienna from 1897 until his death...
, Austrian actor of Greek-Armenian ancestry - Reza AslanReza AslanReza Aslan is an Iranian-American activist, a nationally acclaimed writer of religions. He is on the faculty at the University of California, Riverside, and is a contributing editor for The Daily Beast...
(born 1972), Iranian-American author - Talal ArslanTalal Arslan-Political career:Arslan was elected to the Lebanese Parliament as a deputy of the Aley District in 1991, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2009. From 1990 to 1992 he was the Lebanese Minister of Tourism, from 1996 to 1998 he was Minister of Emigrants and served as Minister of State twice from 2000 to 2003 and...
(born 1963), Lebanese politician - Volkan ArslanVolkan ArslanVolkan Arslan is a Turkish international footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Eyüpspor in the TFF Second League. Arslan played for Turkey at the U-16, U-17 and U-18 levels before he made his debut for the senior team in 2003.-Club career:Arslan began his career with local...
(born 1978), Turkish footballer - Shakib ArslanShakib ArslanShakib Arslan was a Druze prince from Lebanon who was known as because in addition to being a politician, he was also an influential writer, poet and historian, among other things. Influenced by the ideas of al-Afghani and Muhammad Abduh, Arslan became a strong supporter of the Pan-Islamic...
, (1869–1946), Lebanese politician, writer, poet, historian
Art and music
- Aslan (rock band)Aslan (rock band)Aslan are an Irish rock band from Dublin who formed in 1982. Comprising Christy Dignam, Joe Jewell, Billy McGuinness, Alan Downey and Rodney O'Brien, the band has released five studio albums - Feel No Shame , Goodbye Charlie Moonhead , Here Comes Lucy Jones , Waiting For This Madness To End and...
, an Irish rock band, formed in 1982 - Aslan (artist), Alain Gourdon (born 1930), French painter, sculptor and pin-up artist
- Aslan FactionAslan FactionAslan Faction is an Electro-industrial/Aggrotech band conceived and formed in mid 1999 by Anthony Mather and Lee Lauer near Oxford in the UK.-History:...
, an aggrotech group
Fiction
- Aslan, a warhorse in the shōjo manga series Red River (manga)Red River (manga), also known as Anatolia Story, is a historical fantasy shōjo manga series by Chie Shinohara. It is published in Japan by Shogakukan in Sho-Comi and collected in 28 volumes. It is published in English in North America by VIZ Media, with 25 volumes released as of April 2009 and the remaining 3...
- Aslan, name of a drug in the 2001 novel The CorrectionsThe CorrectionsThe Corrections is a 2001 novel by American author Jonathan Franzen. It revolves around the troubles of an elderly Midwestern couple and their three adult children, tracing their lives from the mid-twentieth century to "one last Christmas" together near the turn of the millennium...
by Jonathan Franzen - Kingdom of Aslan, the Middle-eastern country in which the events of the manga Area 88Area 88is a Japanese manga series by Kaoru Shintani serialized between 1979 and 1986. The story is about a young pilot named Shin Kazama and his experiences at Area 88, a mercenary air force base secluded in the desert of a war torn country...
take place - Arslan Senki, or The Heroic Legend of ArslanThe Heroic Legend of Arslanis the title of a Japanese fantasy novel series. The author, Yoshiki Tanaka, started writing Arslan in 1986 and is still writing it as of 2008, with the current number of books at 13 novels and one side story in the official guidebook Arslan senki tokuhon...
a Japanese fantasy novel and manga series - Arslan, a 1976 novel by M. J. EnghM. J. EnghM. J. Engh is a science fiction author and independent Roman scholar. In 2009, Engh was named Author emerita by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. She is best known for her 1976 novel Arslan, about an invasion of the United States....
Games
- Aslan (Traveller), an extraterrestrial race from the Traveller roleplaying game
- Aslan (fanzine)Aslan (fanzine)Aslan was a highly-regarded British role-playing game fanzine that was published in Brighton and sunsequently York in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It ran for 13 issues and many of them had sub-zines included. The title refers to both a character in The Chronicles of Narnia and an alien race in...
, a British roleplaying fanzine published in the 1980s