Boyan may refer to:
People
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Bojan
Bojan (Serbian Cyrillic and Macedonian: Бојан; Ukrainian, Russian and Bulgarian Cyrillic: Боян, transcribed ''Boyan'') is a Slavic given name, derived from the Slavic noun ''boj'' "battle." The ending ''-an'' is a suffix frequently fou ...
, a common Slavic given name spelled as Boyan in Bulgarian
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Boyan (bard)
Boyan is the name of a bard mentioned in the Rus' epic '' The Lay of Igor's Campaign'' as being active at the court of Yaroslav the Wise. He is apostrophized as Volos's grandson in the opening lines of ''The Lay'' (probably a reference to Vel ...
(10th–11th century), a bard active at the court of Yaroslav the Wise
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Boyan (given name), a common Bulgarian given name
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Boyan (Hasidic dynasty)
Boyan ( yi, באיאן) is a Hasidic Judaism, Hasidic List of Hasidic dynasties, dynasty named after the town of Boiany in the historic region of Bukovina, now in Ukraine. The Hasidut is headquartered in Jerusalem, with communities in Beitar Ilit, ...
, a dynasty of Hasidic Jewish rabbis
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Boyan Ensemble, touring choir of the L. Revutsky Capella of Ukraine
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Boyan-Enravota (died 833), the first Bulgarian Christian martyr and the earliest Bulgarian saint
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Bayan of the Baarin
Bayan of the Baarin (Mongolian language, Mongolian: Баян; 1236 – January 11, 1295), or Boyan (), was an ethnic Mongols, Mongol general of the Yuan dynasty of China. He was known to Marco Polo as "Bayan Hundred Eyes" (probably from a confusion ...
or Boyan (1236–1295), Mongol general
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Bayan of the Merkid
Bayan of the Merkid (died 1340), or Bayan (), was a Mongol general of the Merkid clan and an official in the Yuan dynasty.
Life
Bayan was born into a family with military background. Many of his family members had served as soldiers during the ...
or Boyan (died 1340), Mongol general
Ethnic group
* The indigenous people from
Bawean Island
Bawean ( id, Pulau Bawean) is an island of Indonesia located approximately north of Surabaya in the Java Sea, off the coast of Java. It is administered by Gresik Regency of East Java province. It is approximately in diameter and is circumn ...
Places
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3681 Boyan, a main-belt asteroid
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Boyan (village), a village in
Venets Municipality
Venets Municipality ( bg, Община Венец) is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Shumen Province, Northeastern Bulgaria, located in the Ludogorie geographical region, part of the Danubian Plain. It is named after its administrative centre ...
, Shumen Province, Bulgaria
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Boyan, Wu'an, town in southern
Hebei
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, an ...
, China
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Boyan Botevo, a village in Mineralni Bani, in Haskovo Province, Bulgaria
* Boyan, the Yiddish name of
Boiany
Boiany ( uk, Бояни; ro, Boian; yi, באיאן ''Boyan'') is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located close to Sadagura in the historic region of Bukovina. It hosts the administration of ...
, a city in Bukovina
* Boyan, an alternative name for
Bawean
Bawean ( id, Pulau Bawean) is an island of Indonesia located approximately north of Surabaya in the Java Sea, off the coast of Java. It is administered by Gresik Regency of East Java province. It is approximately in diameter and is circumnav ...
, an island in Indonesia
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Kampung Boyan, place in Malaysia
See also
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Boyana (disambiguation)
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