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Asana (आसन)
Asana (आसन, āsana), Sanskrit for "seat", is the yoga term for posture: a steady, comfortable seat in Patañjali's third limb, expanded by haṭha and 20th-century postural yoga into hundreds of modern poses.
Asana, Inc.
Asana, Inc. is an American software company, founded in 2008 by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, that develops a web and mobile work management platform for planning and tracking team projects.
Asanabilvadi Taila
Asanavilvadi Taila (Asanabilvadi Taila, Asana Vilwadi Thailam), an Ayurvedic medicated sesame oil from Sahasrayogam, API Part-II Vol-III; used for eye, ear, and head diseases via nasya, ear drops, and abhyanga.
Asandeutertinib (TY-9591)
Asandeutertinib (TY-9591) is an oral third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor developed by TYK Medicines, conditionally approved in China in 2026 as first-line treatment for EGFR-mutated lung cancer with brain metastases.
Asane Sow
Asane Sow, Senegalese footballer (born 2006, Seriate, Italy), left winger for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League; twin brother of Ousseynou Sow; formerly Pro Vercelli and Torino U20 loan.
Asanga
Asanga (असङ्ग) was an Indian Buddhist monk and philosopher, active in the 4th and 5th centuries CE, regarded as the founder of the Yogacara school of Mahayana Buddhism.
Asano Naganori
Asano Naganori (浅野長矩, 1667–1701) was the third lord of Akō domain, who attacked Kira Yoshinaka in Edo Castle in 1701 and was ordered to commit seppuku the same day.
Asansol (আসনসোল)
Asansol (আসনসোল) is an industrial city in West Bengal, India, and headquarters of Paschim Bardhaman district, built on coal mining, steel, and railways in the Raniganj coalfield region.
Asansol Municipal Corporation
Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC), the civic body governing Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal; formed 1994 from the 1885 municipality, 106 wards over 326 sq km, under the WB Municipal Corporation Act 2006 and a state-appointed Board of Administrators.
Asante army
The Asante army (Asante asafo) was the military institution of the Asante Empire, a campaign force of the whole adult male population that overthrew Denkyira and conquered an area larger than modern Ghana.
Asante civil war of 1883–1888
The Asante civil war of 1883–1888 was a succession war in Kumasi between rival claimants to the Golden Stool, ending with Prempe's victory in 1888.
Asante conquest of Akyem
The Asante conquest of Akyem (Asante-Akyem ko) was a series of wars on the Gold Coast between the Asante Empire and the Akyem states, ending in Asante victory in 1742.
Asante conquest of Denkyira
The Asante conquest of Denkyira (Asante-Denkyira ko) was a 1699 to 1701 war in the Gold Coast, in which Osei Tutu's Asante crushed Ntim Gyakari's Denkyira at Feyiase in 1701.
Asante Empire
The Asante Empire (Asante Aman) was a powerful Akan state in Ghana, founded by Osei Tutu in the late 1600s. It grew through trade and war into a formidable pre-colonial power.
Asante goldwork
Asante goldwork is the goldsmithing tradition of the Asante people of southern Ghana, centered at Kumasi and known for cast royal regalia, jewelry, and gold-dust weights.
Asante Great Oath
The Asante Great Oath, known as Mponponsuo, is a solemn Akan oath invoking a national calamity, sworn by senior chiefs to the Asantehene and still enforced today.
Asante Samuel
Asante Samuel (born 1981), NFL cornerback for Patriots, Eagles, and Falcons 2003-2013; 51 interceptions, two Super Bowls, four Pro Bowls; father of Steelers CB Asante Samuel Jr.
Asante Samuel Jr.
Asante Samuel Jr., born 1999, NFL cornerback, Florida State, Chargers second-round pick 47th overall 2021, Steelers from 2025; son of four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Asante Samuel.
Asante stools
Asante stools (Twi: dwa) are carved wooden seats made by the Asante people of Ghana, serving as furniture, personal spiritual objects, and the principal symbols of Akan political authority.
Asante Traditional Buildings
Asante Traditional Buildings: group of ten earthen shrine houses near Kumasi, Ghana, last survivors of Asante Kingdom architecture; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980, criterion (v), wattle-and-daub with Adinkra bas-reliefs.
Asante-Fante wars
The Asante-Fante wars (Asante-Fante ko) were a series of Asante invasions of the Fante states of what is now southern Ghana, fought mainly between 1806 and 1824 and ending with a British-brokered treaty in 1831.
Asante–British Treaty of 1817
The Asante–British Treaty of 1817, known as the Bowdich Treaty, was a friendship and trade treaty signed on 7 September 1817 between King Osei Bonsu of Asante and a British mission led by Thomas Edward Bowdich.
Asantehemaa
The Asantehemaa is the queen mother of Asante, in present-day Ghana, who co-rules with the king, the Asantehene, and nominates the occupant of the Golden Stool.
Asantemanhyiamu
The Asantemanhyiamu was the great national council of the Asante state at Kumasi, dating to the early eighteenth century and continuing today as the Asanteman Council.
ASAP Bari
ASAP Bari, born Jabari Shelton (1991, Harlem), is an A$AP Mob founding member and founder of the VLONE streetwear brand, known for the Nike Air Force 1 collaboration, the 2017 controversy, and later VLONE trademark litigation.
ASAP Ferg
A$AP Ferg, born Darold Ferguson Jr., is a Harlem rapper and founding member of A$AP Mob, known for Trap Lord (2013), Always Strive and Prosper (2016), and songs like "Work" and "Plain Jane", plus fashion ventures.
ASAP Group
ASAP Group (ASAP Gruppe, formally ASAP Holding GmbH) is a German automotive engineering services provider in Gaimersheim near Ingolstadt, acquired by HCLTech in 2023 for $279.72 million.
ASAP Mob
ASAP Mob (A$AP Mob), a Harlem hip hop collective founded around 2006–2007 by A$AP Yams, A$AP Bari, and A$AP Illz, launched A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg's careers; its Cozy Tapes series peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200.
ASAP Nast
ASAP Nast, born Tariq Devega in 1990, is a Harlem rapper and A$AP Mob member since 2007, cousin of A$AP Rocky, known for "Trillmatic" with Method Man and fashion work with Comme des Garçons.
ASAP Rocky
A$AP Rocky (Rakim Athelston Mayers, born 1988) is a Harlem rapper, A$AP Mob member, actor, and fashion figure. Albums Long.Live.A$AP, At.Long.Last.A$AP, Testing, Don't Be Dumb; Dior and Chanel ambassador; acquitted February 2025.