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Jangali movement
The Jangali movement (جنبش جنگل) was a guerrilla movement in the forests of Gilan, northern Iran, led by Mirza Kuchik Khan and crushed in 1921.
Jangan Fortress
Jangan Fortress (장안성, Janganseong) was Goguryeo's fortified capital complex at Pyongyang, made up of north, inner, middle, and outer castles, and served as the capital from 586.
Jangar
Jangar, also known as Djangar, is a heroic oral epic of the Kalmyk and Oirat Mongols, centered on the warrior-king Jangar and the idealized land of Bumba.
Jangarh Singh Shyam
Jangarh Singh Shyam (1962–2001) was an Indian Pardhan Gond painter from Madhya Pradesh, discovered at Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal, whose style became known as the Jangarh Kalam.
Janggala
Janggala, also written Jenggala, was a Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in East Java, Indonesia, created in the 11th century when King Airlangga divided Kahuripan to prevent a succession war; Kediri later conquered it.
Janggi
Janggi (장기), or Korean chess, is a 9×10 intersection board game derived from xiangqi: no river, jumping cannons that cannot take cannons, passable turns, bikjang, and four horse-elephant setups.
Jangir Khan
Jangir Khan (Жәңгір хан, 1801–1845) was the last khan of the Bukeev Horde, a Kazakh khanate between the Volga and Ural rivers, ruling from 1823 to 1845.
Jangkrik Oil and Gas Field
Jangkrik is a deepwater natural gas and condensate field in the Makassar Strait off East Kalimantan, Indonesia, which began production in May 2017 through the Jangkrik Floating Production Unit.
Jangle pop
Jangle pop, also known as jangle rock, is a pop rock subgenre built on jangly guitars and 1960s-style melodies, peaking in American college rock around 1984 to 1987.
Jangloos
Jangloos (جانگلوس) is a three-volume Urdu novel by the Pakistani writer Shaukat Siddiqui, published between 1978 and 1987, following two escaped prisoners in rural Punjab.
Jangnama
Jangnama, Punjabi for "book of war," is a Punjabi poetic genre narrating wars, best known through Shah Muhammad's 1846 poem on the First Anglo-Sikh War.
Jango Fett
Jango Fett: Star Wars bounty hunter introduced in Attack of the Clones (2002), played by Temuera Morrison; genetic template of the clone army and father of Boba Fett; killed by Mace Windu on Geonosis.
Jangsu of Goguryeo
Jangsu of Goguryeo (장수왕, 長壽王) was the twentieth king of Goguryeo, ruling from 412 to 491, who moved the capital to Pyeongyang and destroyed Baekje's capital in 475.
Jangwon Seo
Jangwon Seo (서장원) is a South Korean materials scientist at KAIST known for perovskite solar cell research, including a certified 25.2% efficiency cell in Nature in 2021.
Jangyongyeong
Jangyongyeong (장용영, 壯勇營) was a royal military camp of the late Joseon dynasty, established by King Jeongjo in 1793 to strengthen royal power and abolished in 1802.
Janhvi Kapoor
Janhvi Kapoor (born 1997, Mumbai; IMDb says 7 March), daughter of Sridevi and Boney Kapoor, is a Hindi and Telugu film actress who debuted in Dhadak (2018), won a Zee Cine Best Female Debut award, and starred in Gunjan Saxena, Mili, Devara: Part 1, and Homebound.
Jani Beg
Jani Beg (Джанибек) was khan of the Golden Horde from 1342 until his death in 1357, the son and successor of Khan Uzbek, who conquered Azerbaijan in 1356–1357.
Jani Lane
Jani Lane (John Kennedy Oswald, 1964–2011), American singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of glam metal band Warrant; wrote "Heaven" and "Cherry Pie", left Warrant in 2002, died in Los Angeles at 47.
Jani Master (షేక్ జానీ బాషా)
Jani Master (Shaik Jani Basha, షేక్ జానీ బాషా), born 1982 in Nellore, is an Indian dance choreographer in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films, winner of the 2024 National Film Award for Best Choreography for 'Megham Karukkatha' in Thiruchitrambalam, later arrested under POCSO in 2024 and granted bail.
Jani Sievinen
Jani Sievinen (born 1974, Vihti, Finland) is a retired Finnish swimmer, 1996 Olympic silver medalist in the 200 m individual medley and 1994 long-course world champion in world record 1:58.16, plus short-course world record holder.
Jani Soininen
Jani Soininen (born 1972, Jyväskylä) is a retired Finnish ski jumper, 1998 Nagano Olympic normal hill champion and large hill silver medalist, with World team golds in 1995 and 1997.
Janibak al-Sufi
Janibak al-Sufi (جانبك الصوفي) was a Mamluk amir of Egypt who served as regent for a child sultan and rebelled against Sultan Barsbay until his death in 1437.
Janibek Khan
Janibek Khan (Жәнібек хан), a Chinggisid sultan and son of Barak Khan, co-founded the Kazakh Khanate with Kerei Khan and became its second khan around 1474.
Janica Kostelić
Janica Kostelić, born 1982 in Zagreb, is a retired Croatian alpine skier with 4 Olympic golds, 2 silvers, 5 world titles, and 3 overall World Cup titles (2001, 2003, 2006); first Croatian Winter Olympic medalist.
Janice Bowling
Janice Bowling is an American Republican politician, a member of the Tennessee Senate representing the 16th district since 2012, after serving on the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Alderman from 1992 to 2008.
Janice Dean
Janice Dean is a Canadian-born television meteorologist who joined Fox News in 2004 as its first official weather forecaster, later becoming senior meteorologist on Fox & Friends.
Janice Dickinson
Janice Dickinson, American model born 1955 in Brooklyn, self-proclaimed first supermodel, French Vogue cover model, ANTM judge for four seasons, Oxygen reality star, memoirist, and recording artist.
Janice Lawrence
Janice Lawrence, born 1962 in Mississippi, is an American basketball player who won Olympic gold in 1984, starred at Louisiana Tech, and played for the Cleveland Rockers.
Janice LeAnn Brown
Janice LeAnn Brown (born 2010) is an American actress, series lead as wizard Billie in Disney's Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (2024–2026), previously young Rue in Euphoria and roles in Bunk'd and Montross: Blood Rules.
Janice Long
Janice Long (Janice Chegwin, 1955–2021), English BBC radio DJ and TV presenter; first woman with her own daily Radio 1 show and first regular female Top of the Pops host; championed Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Amy Winehouse.