Aslan (disambiguation)

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

Aslan or Arslan (both spellings of a Turkic word meaning "fearless", "warrior", "lion") may also refer to:

People

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

Aslan

• Aslan Abashidze (born 1938), former leader of Adjara
• 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 Karatsev (born 1993), Russian tennis player
• Aslan Khan Daghestani (born in the 17th century), early-18th-century Safavid dynasty official in Persia
• Aslan Kerimov (born 1973), footballer, most capped member of the 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 Zaseev (born 1982), Russian footballer

Surname

Aslan

• Ahmet Aslan (born 1968), Turkish musician
• Ali Aslan (born 1933), Syrian general and politician
• Ana Aslan (1897–1988), Romanian biologist, physician, and inventor
• Berkin Kamil Aslan (born 1992), Turkish footballer
• Beyzanur Aslan (born 2001), Azerbaijani women's footballer
• Ercüment Aslan (born 1976), Turkish boxer
• Emil Aslan (born 1978), Czech political scientist
• Faramarz Aslani (born 1954), Iranian singer-songwriter
• Farhad Aslani (born 1966), Iranian actor
• George Aslan, Turkish politician
• 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 (1886–1958), Austrian actor of Greek-Armenian ancestry
• Reza Aslan (born 1972), Iranian-American author
• Yasin Aslan (born 1953), Turkish author
• Yiğit Aslan (born 2004), Turkish swimmer

Nickname

• Aslan (artist) (Alain Gourdon; 1930–2014), French painter, sculptor, and pin-up artist
• Nihat Bekdik, Turkish footballer
• Kevork Chavush (1870–1907), Armenian fedayi leader and Armenian Revolutionary Federation member
• Aslan, nickname of Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1741–1822), pasha of western Rumelia

In fiction

• Arslaan, a 2008 Indian fantasy television series based on the Persian epic of Amir Arsalan
• Arslan, or A Wind From Bukhara, a 1976 science fiction novel by M. J. Engh
• Arslan Senki, or The Heroic Legend of Arslan, a fantasy novel and manga series based on Persian history
• Aslan, a black warhorse in the manga series Red River
• Aslan, the name of a drug in the 2001 novel The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
• Aslan Battour, the deceased father of Serge Battour in the manga series Kaze to Ki no Uta
• Aslan Jade Callenreese, alias Ash Lynx, the main character of the manga and anime series Banana Fish
• Kingdom of Arslan, a fictional Middle Eastern country and the setting of the manga series Area 88

Games

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

Places in West Asia

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

Other uses

• Aslan (band), an Irish rock band, formed in 1982
• Aslan Pasha Mosque, Ioannina, Greece
• Amir Arsalan, protagonist of the Persian epic Amir Arsalan-e Namdar
• Hyundai Aslan, a mid-size sedan sold in South Korea

See also

• Arslan, a given name and title
• Ruslan (disambiguation)
• Ruslan (given name)
• All pages with titles containing Aslan
• All pages with titles containing Arsalan
• All pages with titles containing Arslan