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Sansa of Goguryeo

Sansa of Goguryeo refers to King Sansang (산상왕), the tenth ruler of Goguryeo, who reigned from 197 to 227 after a disputed succession against his elder brother Balgi.

Sansa Stark, eldest daughter of Eddard and Catelyn Stark in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones, played by Sophie Turner; POV character as Alayne Stone in the Eyrie, crowned Queen in the North in the show finale.

Oct 21, 2026

Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea

Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea (산사): UNESCO World Heritage serial property inscribed 2018, seven temples (Tongdosa, Buseoksa, Bongjeongsa, Beopjusa, Magoksa, Seonamsa, Daeheungsa) founded 7th–9th centuries, madang courtyard layout, criterion (iii).

Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY), launched 11 October 2014 by PM Modi, is an Indian rural scheme in which MPs adopt Gram Panchayats as model villages, funded by convergence with no dedicated budget.

Sansad Chalo march (संसद चलो)

Sansad Chalo (संसद चलो), or Chalo Sansad, was a 20 July 2026 Cockroach Janta Party-led march from Jantar Mantar toward India's Parliament demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over the NEET paper leak; police stopped it with lathi charges and tear gas.

Sep 19, 2026

Sansan

Sansan, Inc. is a Tokyo-based software company founded by Chikahiro Terada in 2007, known for the Sansan business card service, the Eight app, and Bill One.

Sansaranyaye Dadayakkarayo

Sansaranyaye Dadayakkarayo (සංසාරාන්‍යායේ දඩයක්කාරයෝ) is a Sinhala novel by Simon Navagattegama in which a hunter in the wilderness symbolizes the human soul traveling through samsara, ranked among the best psychoanalytic Sinhala novels.

Oct 21, 2026

Sanset

Sanset, also known as Sunset Peak or Romesh Thong, is a 4,745 m Himalayan peak in Poonch District, Jammu and Kashmir, often called the Pir Panjal Range's highest.

Sansevieria

Sansevieria, or snake plant, mother-in-law's tongue, is a former genus of about 70 African and Asian succulent species merged into Dracaena in 2017 after molecular phylogenetics; known for strap-shaped leaves, saponin toxicity, and overstated air-purifying claims.

Sep 24, 2026

Sanshikan

The Sanshikan (三司官) was the council of three highest ministers of the Ryukyu Kingdom at Shuri Castle, which deliberated on state administration with the Sessei until 1879.

Sanshin (三線)

Sanshin (三線), Okinawan three-stringed plucked lute from the Chinese sanxian, arrived 14th–15th century; court instrument of the Ryukyu Kingdom, python-skinned, 75–80 cm, ancestor of the shamisen, played and sung as one (uta-sanshin).

Sanshirō

Sanshirō (三四郎) is a 1908 novel by Natsume Sōseki, following a young man from Kumamoto who moves to Tokyo, and the first of Sōseki's early trilogy with Sorekara and Mon.

Sanshiro Sugata (姿三四郎)

Sanshiro Sugata (姿三四郎, Sugata Sanshiro) is Akira Kurosawa's 1943 directorial debut for Toho, adapted from Tomita Tsuneo's judo novel; released March 25, 1943, cut in 1944, restored in 2003.

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two

Sanshiro Sugata Part Two (續姿三四郎, Zoku Sugata Sanshiro) is Akira Kurosawa's 1945 Toho sequel to his 1943 debut, released May 3, 1945, featuring wartime propaganda against American fighters, a snowy final duel, and his first Noh influences.

Sansho Dayu

Sansho Dayu (山椒大夫, Sansho the Bailiff) is Kenji Mizoguchi's 1954 Daiei drama adapted from Mori Ogai's 1915 story, about siblings sold into slavery; it won the 1954 Venice Silver Lion and ranks joint 75th in the 2022 Sight and Sound poll.

Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫)

Sansho the Bailiff (山椒大夫, Sansho Dayu) is Kenji Mizoguchi's 1954 Daiei film adapted from Mori Ogai's novel about enslaved siblings Zushio and Anju; it won the 1954 Venice Silver Lion.

Oct 15, 2026

Sanshui Hengyi power station

Sanshui Hengyi power station is a coal-fired power station in Baini Town, Sanshui, Foshan, Guangdong, China, with two 600 MW supercritical units providing combined heat and power since 2011.

Oct 21, 2026

Sanshui Lotus World

Sanshui Lotus World (三水荷花世界, Lotus Flower Wonderland) is a lotus-themed ecological park in Sanshui, Foshan, Guangdong, opened 8 July 2000; a national 4A attraction with about 500 lotus varieties, free entry since May 2025, water park and rides.

Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्)

Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्, saṃskṛtam) is the ancient classical language of India, existing in Vedic and Classical forms, codified by Pāṇini around 500 BC, and recognized by India as a Classical Language in 2005.

Sanskrit revival

Sanskrit revival: efforts to restore Sanskrit (संस्कृत) as a spoken, taught language after ~2,000 years as a post-vernacular liturgical tongue, driven in India by Samskrita Bharati and state policy and in Nepal by surging gurukul and university enrollment.