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Kong (other)
Kong may refer to: Places * Kong Empire (1710–1895), a former African state covering north-eastern Côte d'Ivoire and much of Burkina Faso * Kong, Iran, a city on the Persian Gulf * Kong, Shandong (), a town in Laoling, Shandong, China * Kong, Ivory Coast, a town in Savanes District, Ivory Coast * Kong River, in Southeast Asia Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * King Kong, a fictional giant ape appearing in several films and other works * ''Donkey Kong'', a series of video games that feature various ape characters that use the Kong name ** Donkey Kong (character) ** Diddy Kong Donkey Kong's partner * Major T. J. "King" Kong, in the 1964 film ''Dr. Strangelove'' * the title caveman character of ''Kong the Untamed'', a 1975 comic book series * Giant Robots Kongs, various characters from the ''Dai Sentai Goggle-V'' series * Jake Kong, one of the three main characters from the original ''The Ghost Busters'' * Mammoth Kong, a gigantic ape monster - see ''Moonlight Mask'' * t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kong Empire
The Kong Empire (1710–1898), also known as the Wattara Empire or Ouattara Empire for its founder, was a pre-colonial African Muslim state centered in northeastern Ivory Coast that also encompassed much of present-day Burkina Faso. It was founded by Dyula immigrants from the declining Mali Empire. It established a largely decentralized commercial empire based upon linkages by merchant houses protecting trade routes throughout the region. Kong rose to prominence in the 1800s as a key commercial center and center of Islamic studies. In 1898, Samori Ture attacked the city and burnt it down. Although the city was rebuilt, the Kong empire had dissipated and the French took control over the area. History Founding The area around Kong had been settled primarily by Gur-speaking agriculturalists: primarily the Senufo people and Tyefo people. Starting in the 16th century, Dyula speakers, an important branch of the Mandé, migrated from the declining Mali Empire into the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Android Kikaider
is a ''tokusatsu'' television series based on superhero manga series of the same name by Shotaro Ishinomori. The show was produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions, and was broadcast in Japan on NET (now TV Asahi) from July 8, 1972, to May 5, 1973, with a total of 43 episodes. This series was also one of the first ''tokusatsu'' to air in the United States (notably Hawaii), as ''Kikaida: Android of Justice''. Story Dr. Kohmyoji is a scientist and an expert in robotics, who is being kept prisoner by the evil organization DARK. Dr. Kohmyoji creates Kikaider in order to protect his children from Professor Gill, the head of DARK. When Gill learns about this, he sends his androids to deal with Dr. Kohmyoji. Jiro (Kikaider) is able to rescue Dr. Kohmyoji's daughter, Mitsuko, but a fire separates him from Dr. Kohmyoji. Jiro is able to destroy Gray Rhino King, but is unable to locate Dr. Kohmyoji, who is wandering away with amnesia. The series mainly deals with the constant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kia Stevens
Kia Stevens (born September 4, 1977) is an American actress and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)/Impact Wrestling under the ring name Awesome Kong. She also worked with Ring of Honor (ROH), Shimmer Women Athletes, All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and with WWE under the ring name Kharma. Stevens began her professional wrestling career in 2002 after appearing on a reality television show. For the first five years of her career, she primarily wrestled in Japan and held numerous championships there. In 2006, she began wrestling in her native United States again, wrestling on the independent circuit before appearing on national television with TNA, where she was a driving force in the foundation of their Knockouts division. During her time with TNA, she became a two-time TNA Knockouts Champion and one-time TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champion with Hamada. She later signed with WWE, where she became the third woman to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Shishido
is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by her ring name . She is the founder of the Arsion all-women professional wrestling promotion and has won several championships in both singles and tag team divisions throughout her career, primarily while with All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. Early life Born Erika Shishido, her mother is Japanese and her father is Henry Manigault (deceased), an African-American man who worked for US Army at Tachikawa Airfield. Although her parents were de facto married, they were forced to divorce when Erika was five years old, due to her father's sudden repatriation and grew up in a single-mother family. Her mother was ostracized by all her relatives who did not like her relationship with Erika's father. Erika and her mother moved from Tachikawa to Akishima, Tokyo when Erika was in the 5th grade of elementary school. Erika started learning karate at the recommendation of her mother from elementary school. Erika was teased for her "mixed blo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
