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Andhaka (अन्धक)
Andhaka (अन्धक), the blind asura of Hindu myth, born from Parvati's sweat when she covered Shiva's eyes; raised by Hiranyaksha, slain by Shiva's trident after his multiplying blood was drunk, and transformed into the gana Bhringi.
Andhra Bank (ఆంధ్రా బ్యాంక్)
Andhra Bank (ఆంధ్రా బ్యాంక్) was an Indian public sector bank founded in Machilipatnam in 1923 by Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya, merged into Union Bank of India in 2020.
Andhra Ikshvaku dynasty
The Andhra Ikshvaku dynasty (इक्ष्वाकु वंश) ruled the lower Krishna valley from about 225 CE for roughly a hundred years, governing from its capital Vijayapuri at Nagarjunakonda.
Andhra Mahabharata
The Andhra Mahabharata (ఆంధ్ర మహాభారతం) is the Telugu rendering of Vyasa's Mahabharata, begun around 1055 by Nannaya for King Rajaraja Narendra and completed by two later poets.
Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court, seated at Amaravati, is the high court for Andhra Pradesh, re-established 1 January 2019 after bifurcation; predecessor courts sat at Guntur (1954) and Hyderabad (1956).
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ)
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ శాసన సభ), lower house of Andhra Pradesh's bicameral legislature: 175 seats since 2014 bifurcation; 16th Assembly elected 2024, TDP 135 seats, Speaker Ayyanna Patrudu, meets at Velagapudi, Amaravati.
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ శాసన మండలి), upper house of Andhra Pradesh's bicameral legislature; abolished 1985, revived 2007, 58 sanctioned seats, chaired by Koyye Moshenu Raju.
Andhra Pradesh Legislature
The Andhra Pradesh Legislature is the law-making body of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is bicameral, consisting of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council.
Andhra Shabda Chintamani
Andhra Shabda Chintamani is a grammar of Telugu composed in Sanskrit, traditionally attributed to the eleventh-century poet Nannaya Bhattu; its disputed authorship shaped Telugu learning for centuries.
Andijan uprising of 1898
The Andijan uprising of 1898 was an anti-colonial revolt in the Ferghana Valley of Russian Turkestan, led by the Sufi shaykh Dukchi Eshan against Russian troops.
Andimba Toivo ya Toivo
Andimba Toivo ya Toivo (1924–2017) was a Namibian anti-apartheid activist who co-founded SWAPO, served 16 years on Robben Island, and held three ministerial posts after independence in 1990.
Andō Nobumasa
Andō Nobumasa (安藤信正, 1819–1871) was a Japanese statesman and lord of Iwaki-Taira who co-led the Tokugawa shogunate after Ii Naosuke's assassination and arranged the shōgun's marriage to Princess Kazu-no-miya.
Andon (land confirmation documents)
Andon (安堵状) were documents recording the confirmation of land possession in medieval Japan, issued to warriors, shrines, and temples, in the Muromachi period by the Ashikaga shogunate.
Andon Dimitrov
Andon Dimitrov (Андон Димитров) was a Bulgarian revolutionary, lawyer, and educator who founded the Macedonian Revolutionary Organization in Salonika in 1893 and served on its Central Committee.
Andong Kim clan
The Andong Kim clan (안동 김씨) is a Korean lineage from Andong whose Jangdong branch dominated Joseon politics for about sixty years by marrying its daughters to three successive kings.
Andong Protectorate
The Andong Protectorate (安東都護府) was a Tang dynasty protectorate established over former Goguryeo territory, divided into 42 states and governed jointly with Goguryeo elites until its disputed abolition after 758.
Andorran peseta
The Andorran peseta was a 1936 issue of banknotes authorized by Andorra's General Council, in a country using Spanish and French money until the euro in 2002.
Andra Soni
Andra Soni is an Indonesian politician who has served as Governor of Banten since 2025, elected in 2024 with running mate Achmad Dimyati Natakusumah for the 2025 to 2030 term.
Andragogy
Andragogy, or adult learning theory, is the art and science of helping adults learn. Coined by Alexander Kapp in 1833 and popularized by Malcolm Knowles from 1968, it rests on assumptions that adults are self-directed, experienced, and internally motivated learners.
Andrall E. Pearson
Andrall E. Pearson was an American business executive, president of PepsiCo from 1971 to 1984, who came out of retirement to found Tricon Global Restaurants, later Yum! Brands.
Andranik Ozanian
Andranik Ozanian (Անդրանիկ Օզանյան), known simply as Andranik, was an Armenian fedayi commander and national hero, born in 1865 and active until his death in 1927.
András Baka
András Baka (Baka András, born 1952) is a Hungarian jurist, former first Hungarian judge at the European Court of Human Rights (1991-2008) and Supreme Court president removed early in 2012, whose ECtHR case became a landmark; President of Hungary since 19 August 2026.
András Hadik
András Hadik (1710–1790) was a Hungarian field marshal in Habsburg service, best known for his 1757 raid that seized and ransomed Berlin during the Seven Years' War, and later President of the Vienna Hofkriegsrat.
András Kármán
András Kármán is a Hungarian economist and Tisza Párt politician serving as Minister of Finance, after careers at the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, the EBRD, and Erste Bank.
Andraya Carter
Andraya Nichole Carter, born 1993, is an ESPN basketball host, analyst, and reporter covering NBA, WNBA, NCAAW, and NCAAM, and a former Tennessee Lady Vols guard whose playing career ended in 2016 due to injuries.
Andre B. Mathis
Andre B. Mathis, born 1980, is an American jurist serving as a judge on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2022, appointed by President Biden.
André Balazs
André Balazs, born 1957 in Boston, is an American hotelier and real estate developer who founded the Standard hotel chain, owns the Chateau Marmont, and heads André Balazs Properties.
André Besnier
André Besnier was a French cheesemaker who founded a dairy in Laval, France, in 1933, making camemberts under the Le Petit Lavallois brand; it grew into Lactalis.
Andre Birotte, Jr.
Andre Birotte, Jr. is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Central District of California since 2014, nominated by President Barack Obama.
André Carlos Alves de Paula Filho
André Carlos Alves de Paula Filho is a Brazilian politician, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock since 2026 and previously Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture from 2023.