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Askia Muhammad I's conquest of Agadez

Askia Muhammad I's conquest of Agadez was the Songhai emperor's 1501–2 capture of Agadez, capital of the Tuareg sultanate of Air, followed by a second campaign in 1516.

Askia Muhammad's caliphal patent

Askia Muhammad's caliphal patent was the recognition conferred in Cairo, mostly by the Abbasid caliph, during the Songhai ruler's 1496–1497 pilgrimage, naming him deputy over West Africa's Muslim lands.

Askia Muhammad's campaign against the Mossi

In 1498 Askia Muhammad I of Songhai led a jihad against the Mossi kingdom of Yatenga in modern Burkina Faso, defeating it in battle while Yatenga kept its independence.

Askia Muhammad's tax and administrative reforms

Askia Muhammad's tax and administrative reforms reorganized Songhay taxation, provincial government, and trade regulation from 1493, replacing hereditary rulers with royal appointees under Islamic law.

Askia Musa

Askia Musa was a ruler of the Songhai Empire who deposed his father Askia Muhammad in 1528 and was killed by his brothers in 1531.

Asking Alexandria

Asking Alexandria: British metalcore band founded by Ben Bruce in Dubai in 2006, reformed in York in 2008 with Danny Worsnop. Known for Stand Up and Scream (2009), The Black (2016, Billboard No. 9), and a shift to arena rock.

Askiya council

The Askiya council was the standing council of ministers advising the askiya, ruler of the Songhay empire, established by Muhammad I Askia after he seized the throne in 1493.

Oct 22, 2026

Askiya dynasty

The Askiya dynasty, also spelled Askia, was the ruling house of the Songhai Empire from 1493, founded when Askiya Muhammad overthrew the Sunni dynasty, until the Moroccan invasion of 1591.

Oct 20, 2026

Asklepieion (Kos)

Asklepieion of Kos (Ἀσκληπιεῖον τῆς Κω), ancient sanctuary of Asklepios on Kos, 3.4 km from Kos town; three-terrace Hellenistic healing center and medical school linked to Hippocrates, founded after 366 BC, excavated from 1902 by Herzog.

Asklepieion and Lerna

Asklepieion and Lerna: the healing sanctuary of Asklepios and the Lerna spring at ancient Corinth, founded late 5th century BC, rebuilt late 4th century BC, famous for terracotta anatomical votives and the Lerna dining court.

Asklepieion of Messene

Asklepieion of Messene: large 215/214 BC sanctuary complex at the center of ancient Messene, Greece, where Asklepios was worshipped as civic ancestor, not healer, with Doric temple, Bouleuterion, and Damophon sculptures.

Asklepieion of Pheneos

Asklepieion of Pheneos: ancient sanctuary in the plain of Pheneos, Arcadia, Peloponnese, traditionally attributed to Asclepius, an attribution now disputed; studied in Melfi's 2007 corpus, with a nearby fountain and 2008 fieldwork.

Oct 10, 2026

Askold Vinogradov

Askold Ivanovich Vinogradov (Аско́льд Ива́нович Виногра́дов) was a Soviet and Russian mathematician at the Steklov Institute in Leningrad, known for his 1965 proof of the Bombieri–Vinogradov theorem on the average distribution of primes.

Oct 15, 2026

ASKUL

ASKUL (アスクル) is a Japanese e-commerce and logistics company founded in 1993 within PLUS Corporation, known for next-day delivery of office supplies through its ASKUL and LOHACO sites.

Sep 19, 2026

Askut

Askut is an ancient Egyptian island fortress at the Second Cataract of Lower Nubia, in present-day Sudan, built under Senuseret III and occupied until about 1070 BC.

ASL interpreting

ASL interpreting is the professional practice of interpreting between American Sign Language and English. Organized in the US around RID (founded 1964), the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct, and CASLI's NIC and CDI certifications.

Aslam Baloch

Aslam Baloch (Balochi: اسلم بلوچ), alias Achu, was a senior commander of the Baloch Liberation Army killed in a December 2018 suicide bombing in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Oct 10, 2026

Aslam ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Umawi

Aslam ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Umawi, kunya Abu al-Ja'd, was a Cordoban Maliki jurist and hadith scholar, chief judge of al-Andalus under Abd al-Rahman III, who died in 931.

Aslamjon Ortikov

Aslamjon "El Pantera" Ortikov, Uzbek Muay Thai flyweight from Samarkand in ONE Championship. Won first 24 pro fights, beat Kongthoranee and Estupinan, then lost a 2026 split decision to Imangazaliev for the vacant flyweight title.

Aslan

Aslan is the great talking lion of C. S. Lewis's seven Chronicles of Narnia books (1950s): creator, king, and Christ-figure of Narnia, appearing in every book, with Meryl Streep voicing him in Greta Gerwig's 2027 Magician's Nephew film.

Aslan Karatsev (Аслан Казбекович Каратцев)

Aslan Karatsev (Аслан Казбекович Каратцев), Russian tennis player; first man in the Open Era to reach a Grand Slam semifinal on debut (2021 Australian Open, ranked No. 114); career-high No. 14, three ATP titles.

Aslan Maskhadov

Aslan Maskhadov (Аслан Масхадов), Chechen separatist president elected in 1997 after serving as Soviet artillery colonel and Ichkeria chief of staff; signed Khasavyurt Accords, led resistance until killed by Russian forces in Tolstoy-Yurt, 8 March 2005.