Aslan (disambiguation)

Aslan is the fictional lion in C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia.

Arsalan, Aslan and Arslan are spellings of a Turkic word meaning "Lion" and may also refer to:

People

Title

• Il-Arslan (died 1172), Kharazm Shah
• Alp Arslan (1029–1072), second sultan of the Seljuk dynasty
• Arslan ibn Mas'ud (died 1118), Sultan of the Ghaznavid Empire
• Arslan Khan, Prince of the Karluks
• Arslan Shah I (died 1142), Sultan of Kerman
• Kara Arslan (died 1174), member of the Artuqid dynasty
• Kilij Arslan I (1079-1107), Sultan of Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm, first sultan in Konya
• Kilij Arslan II (died 1192), Sultan of Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm
• Kilij Arslan III (died 1205), Sultan of Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm
• Kilij Arslan IV (died 1265), Sultan of Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm
• Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1741–1822), pasha of western Rumelia
• Nur ad-Din Arslan Shah I (died 1211), Zengid Emir of Mossul

Given name

Arsalan

• Arsalan Anwar (born 1986), Pakistani cricketer
• Arsalan Iftikhar (born 1977), American human rights lawyer
• Arsalan Kamkar (born 1960), Iranian musician of Kurdish origin
• Arsalan Kazemi (born 1990), Iranian basketball player
• Arsi Nami Arsalan Nami, (born 1984),Iranian Singer/Songwriter

Arslan

• Arslan Aydemirov (born 1977), Russian footballer
• Arslan Ekşi (born 1985), Turkish volleyball player
• Arslan Toğuz (1886–1963), police commissioner of the Ottoman Empire, Turkish militia leader and politician
• Uğur Arslan Kuru (born 1986), Turkish footballer

Aslan

• Aslan Abashidze (born 1938), former leader of Adjara
• Aslan Abayev (born 1985), Russian footballer
• Aslan Atem (born 1991), Turkish wrestler
• Aslan-Beg Abashidze (1877–1924), Muslim Georgian nobleman and general
• Aslan Khan Daghestani (fl. early 18th-century), Safavid official
• Aslan bey Gardashov (1866–1920), Azerbaijani statesman
• Aslan bey Safikurdski (1880-1937), Azerbaijani statesman
• Aslan-Bey Shervashidze, prince of the Principality of Abkhazia from 1808-10.
• Aslan Dashayev (born 1989), Russian footballer
• Aslan Datdeyev (born 1973), Russian footballer
• Aslan Doguzov (born 1991), Russian footballer
• Aslan Dudiyev (born 1990), Russian footballer
• Aslan Dyshekov (born 1987), Russian footballer
• Aslan Dzeytov (born 1990), Russian footballer
• Aslan Dzharimov (born 1939), former President of the Republic of Adygea, Russia
• Aslan Goplachev (born 1970), Russian footballer and coach
• Aslan Khan Daghestani (born in 17th century), early 18th-century Safavid dynasty official in Persia
• Aslan Kerimov ( born 1973 ), footballer, most capped Azerbaijan National Football Team
• Aslan Khuriyev (born 1984), Russian footballer
• Aslan Mashukov (born 1984), Russian footballer
• Aslan Maskhadov (1951–2005), Chechen leader
• Aslan Musin (born 1954), former Speaker of the Parliament of Kazakhstan
• Aslan Tkhakushinov (born 1947), President of the Republic of Adygea, Russia
• Aslan Tlebzu (born 1981), Russian folk musician of Adyghe origin
• Aslan Usoyan (1937-2013), Russian outlaw of Kurdish origin
• Aslan Valiyev (born 1988), Russian footballer
• Aslan Zaseev (born 1982), Russian footballer

Surname

Arslan

• Ahmet Arslan (born 1986), Turkish mountain runner
• Alparslan Arslan (born 1977), Turkish criminal
• Antonia Arslan (born 1938), Italian writer of Armenian origin
• Aybüke Arslan (born 1994), Turkish women's footballer
• Ender Arslan (born 1983), Turkish basketball player
• Ertuğrul Arslan (born 1980), Turkish footballer
• Faysal Arslan (1941–2009), Lebanese politician
• Firat Arslan (born 1970), German professional boxer of Turkish origin
• Hakan Arslan (born 1988), Turkish footballer
• Huseyin Arslan, American engineer
• Kadir Arslan (born 1977), Turkish volleyball player
• Kamber Arslan (born 1980), Turkish footballer
• Koray Arslan (born 1983), Turkish footballer
• Majid Arslan (1908-1983), Lebanese politician
• Murat Arslan, Turkish judge
• Murat Aslan (born 1986), Turkish volleyball player
• Mustafa Arslanović, Bosnian football defender
• Nadia Arslan (1949 - 2008), Lebanese actress
• Namosh E. Arslan (born 1981), German singer, musician, performance artist, actor and DJ
• Osman Arslan (born 1942), Turkish judge
• Qutlu Arslan, 12th-century Georgian politician and statesman
• Shakib Arslan, (1869–1946), Lebanese politician, writer, poet, historian
• Sibel Arslan (born 1980), Swiss-Turkish politician and lawyer
• Talal Arslan (born 1963), Lebanese politician
• Tolgay Arslan (born 1990), German-Turkish footballer
• Volkan Arslan (born 1978), Turkish footballer
• Yılmaz Arslan (born 1968), German film director of Kurdish origin
• Zeina Talal Arslan, Lebanese social activist and wife of Talal Arslan

Aslan

• Ali Aslan (born 1933), Syrian general and politician
• Ana Aslan (1897–1988), Romanian biologist, physician, and inventor
• Berkin Kamil Aslan (born 1992), Turkish footballer
• Ercüment Aslan, Turkish boxer
• Faramarz Aslani, Iranian singer-songwriter
• Farhad Aslani (born 1966), Iranian actor
• Grégoire Aslan (1908-1982), Armenian actor
• Hamdi Aslan (born 1967), Turkish footballer and coach
• Hatice Aslan (born 1962), Turkish actress
• Hidir Aslan (1958-1984), executed Turkish rebel
• Juan Contino Aslán (born 1969), Cuban politician
• Kemal Aslan (born 1981), Turkish footballer
• Kevork Aslan, Armenian historian
• Madalyn Aslan (born 1963), American astrologer
• Metin Aslan (born 1978), Austrian footballer of Turkish origin
• Murat Aslan (born 1986), Turkish volleyball player
• Nora Aslan, (born 1937), Argentine artist
• Raoul Aslan, Austrian actor of Greek-Armenian ancestry
• Reza Aslan (born 1972), Iranian-American author
• Yasin Aslan (born 1953), Turkish author

Nickname

Aslan

• Nihat Bekdik, Turkish footballer

Art and music

• Aslan (band), an Irish rock band, formed in 1982
• Aslan (artist), Alain Gourdon (1930–2014), French painter, sculptor, and pin-up artist

Buildings

• Aslan Pasha Mosque, Ioannina, Greece

Fiction

• Aslan, a warhorse in the shōjo manga series Red River (manga)
• Aslan, name of a drug in the 2001 novel The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
• Kingdom of Arslan, the Middle Eastern country in which the events of the manga Area 88 take place. Also commonly transliterated as "Aslan" or "Asran" due to the lack of distinction between "r" and "s" phonemes in Japanese.
• Arslan Senki, or The Heroic Legend of Arslan, a Japanese fantasy novel and manga series based on Persian history.
• Arslan, a 1976 novel by M. J. Engh

Games

• Aslan (Traveller), an extraterrestrial race from the Traveller roleplaying game
• Aslan (fanzine), a British roleplaying fanzine published in the 1980s

Legends

• Amir Arsalan, protagonist of the Persian epic Amir Arsalan-e Namdar

Places

• Aslan, Andika, a village in Andika County, Khuzestan Province, Iran
• Aslan, Izeh, a village in Izeh County, Khuzestan Province, Iran
• Aslan, Tehran, a village in Damavand County, Tehran Province, Iran
• Arslan Tash, archaeological site in Aleppo, Syria
• Aslan Duz, city in and the capital of Aslan Duz District, in Parsabad County, Ardabil Province, Iran
• Aslan Duz District, district in Parsabad County, Ardabil Province, Iran
• Qezel Arsalan, a peak of the Mount Alvand range, Iran

Transportation

• Hyundai Aslan, a mid-size sedan sold in South Korea.

Others

• Arslan Tash amulets, talismans found at Arslan Tash, Syria
• Arslan Tash reliefs, reliefs of human figures and animals found at Arslan Tash, Syria

See also

• Ruslan (given name)
• All pages with titles containing Aslan
• All pages with titles containing Arsalan
• All pages with titles containing Arslan