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Chillón RiverPlaceThe Chillón is a river of Peru's central coast that flows from the Andes to the Pacific just north of Lima, its lower valley now part of the metropolitan area.
ChiloéPlaceChiloé is an island, the largest of an archipelago of the same name, off the coast of southern Chile.
Chilperic IPersonChilperic I was a Merovingian king of the Franks who ruled the western kingdom of Neustria from Soissons from 561 until his murder in 584.- ChimalpahinPersonChimalpahin, in full Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, was a Nahua historian born in 1579 at Amaquemecan (Amecameca) in Chalco.
ChimalpopocaPersonChimalpopoca was the third ruler of the Mexica of Tenochtitlan in the early fifteenth century, when they were tributaries of the Tepanec city of Azcapotzalco.
ChimborazoPlaceChimborazo is an inactive stratovolcano in the Andes of central Ecuador, rising to 6,263 metres.
Chimera of ArezzoWork / monumentThe Chimera of Arezzo is an Etruscan bronze statue of the mythical fire-breathing lion with a goat's head rising from its back and a serpent for a tail, made around 400…
ChinaPlaceChina is a country in East Asia, home to one of the world's oldest continuous civilisations, unified under successive dynasties including the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan…- ChinampaTermA chinampa is an artificial agricultural plot built up from mud and vegetation in shallow lake beds, separated by canals.
Chincha IslandsPlaceThe Chincha Islands are a group of three small islands off the southern coast of Peru, near Pisco, whose vast deposits of seabird guano made them Peru's chief source of…
Chincha Islands WarWar · 1864–1866The Chincha Islands War was a conflict between Spain and its former colonies Peru and Chile, later joined by Ecuador and Bolivia, from 1864 to 1866.
ChinchaysuyuPlaceChinchaysuyu was the north-western and most populous of the four quarters of the Inca Empire, stretching from Cusco through the central Andes and coast of Peru into…
Chindwin RiverPlaceThe Chindwin is a river of Myanmar and the largest tributary of the Irrawaddy, which it joins near Pakokku.
Chinese Civil WarWar · 1927–1949The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Nationalist government of the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party, in two phases from 1927 to 1937 and from 1945 to…
Chinese Communist PartyPeople / groupThe Chinese Communist Party is the founding and ruling party of the People's Republic of China.
Chinese People's Political Consultative ConferenceInstitutionThe Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is a political advisory body of the People's Republic of China, bringing together the Communist Party, the minor…
Chinese Red ArmyInstitutionThe Chinese Red Army was the armed force of the Chinese Communist Party, formed from units that rebelled against the Nationalists in 1927 and 1928.
Chingiz AitmatovPersonChingiz Aitmatov was a Kyrgyz writer, the best-known author of Soviet Central Asia, who wrote in both Kyrgyz and Russian.
ChinguettiPlaceChinguetti is a desert town in the Adrar region of central Mauritania, founded in the 13th century as a stop on trans-Saharan caravan routes.
ChinonPlaceChinon is a town on the Vienne river in Touraine, western France, dominated by a large medieval castle.
ChinsurahPlaceChinsurah is a town on the Hooghly River in West Bengal, India, about 35 kilometres north of Kolkata.- Chintamanrao PatwardhanPersonChintamanrao Patwardhan, known as Appa Saheb, was a Maratha chief of the Patwardhan family and the founder of Sangli State.
ChioggiaPlaceChioggia is a town on an island at the southern end of the Venetian lagoon in north-eastern Italy, long a centre of fishing and salt production and one of the oldest…
ChipataPlaceChipata, called Fort Jameson until 1970, is a town in eastern Zambia near the Malawi border.
ChippenhamPlaceChippenham is a market town in Wiltshire, south-west England, on the Bristol Avon.
Chirchiq RiverPlaceThe Chirchiq is a river in Uzbekistan and southern Kazakhstan, a right tributary of the Syr Darya, about 155 kilometres long.
Chiriquí ProvincePlaceChiriquí is a province in western Panama on the Pacific coast, bordering Costa Rica, with its capital at David.- Chirisamhuru IIPersonChirisamhuru II was the last Changamire ruler of the Rozvi Empire.
- ChirisamuruPersonChirisamuru was a Changamire ruler of the Rozvi Empire whose reign the site dates to about 1712 to 1788.
ChirmiriPlaceChirmiri is a coal-mining town in the hills of northern Chhattisgarh, India, in the area of the former princely state of Korea, or Koriya.
ChișinăuPlaceChișinău, formerly Kishinev, is the capital and largest city of Moldova.- ChisumphiReligion / ideaChisumphi is the high god of the Chewa people of Malawi and neighbouring parts of Zambia and Mozambique, associated with rain and fertility.
- ChitapankwaPersonChitapankwa was Chitimukulu, paramount ruler of the Bemba of north-eastern Zambia, in the middle decades of the 19th century.
Chithira Thirunal Balarama VarmaPersonChithira Thirunal Balarama Varma was the last ruling Maharaja of Travancore, from 1924.- Chitimukulu SampaPersonChitimukulu Sampa was paramount ruler of the Bemba of north-eastern Zambia from the 1880s until his death in 1896.
Chitpavan BrahminsPeople / groupThe Chitpavan Brahmins are a Brahmin community from the Konkan coast of western India.
ChitradurgaPlaceChitradurga is a town in central Karnataka, India, known for its hill fortress with seven concentric rings of walls on granite hills.- ChitrakootPlaceChitrakoot is a holy town on the border of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in central India, in the Bundelkhand region.
ChittagongPlaceChittagong, officially Chattogram, is the main port and second-largest city of Bangladesh, on the Karnaphuli river near the Bay of Bengal.
Chittor FortPlaceChittor Fort, or Chittorgarh, is a hill fort above the Berach River in southern Rajasthan and one of the largest forts in India.- ChlodericPersonChloderic was the son of Sigibert the Lame, king of the Franks of Cologne, in the early 6th century.
- ChlodioPersonChlodio was a king of the Salian Franks in the first half of the 5th century, mentioned by Gregory of Tours.
ChlodomerPersonChlodomer was a Frankish king of the Merovingian dynasty, the second son of Clovis I and Clotilde.
Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-SchillingsfürstPersonChlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819–1901) was a German statesman who served as prime minister of Bavaria from 1866 to 1870, governor of Alsace-Lorraine from…
Chlothar IPersonChlothar I was a Merovingian king of the Franks, the youngest son of Clovis I.
Chlothar IIPersonChlothar II was a Merovingian king, son of Chilperic I and Fredegund, who became King of Neustria as an infant in 584.- ChnodomarPersonChnodomar was an Alemannic king who led a coalition of Alemanni against the Roman Empire in the 350s, after raiding deep into Gaul.
Cho Man-sikPersonCho Man-sik (1883–1950) was a Korean Christian nationalist from Pyongyang, known for his non-violent resistance to Japanese rule and his campaign in the 1920s to buy…- Chocho peoplePeople / groupThe Chocho, who call themselves Ngiwa, are an Indigenous people of the Mixteca Alta in north-western Oaxaca, Mexico, centred on the Coixtlahuaca valley.
Chocó DepartmentPlaceThe Chocó is a region and department of western Colombia on the Pacific coast, covered by dense rainforest and among the wettest places on earth.
Choe ChiwonPersonChoe Chiwon was a scholar and poet of late Silla.
Choe ChungPersonChoe Chung was a Confucian scholar and chief minister of the Korean kingdom of Goryeo.
Choe Chung-heonPersonChoe Chung-heon was a Korean general who seized power in Goryeo in 1196 and founded a military house that ruled the kingdom for four generations.
Choe Je-uPersonChoe Je-u was a Korean religious teacher from Gyeongju who founded the Donghak ('Eastern Learning') movement in 1860.- Choe Mu-seonPersonChoe Mu-seon was a Korean inventor and military commander of the late Goryeo period.
- Choe regimePeople / groupThe Choe regime was the line of four military dictators of the Choe family who ruled Goryeo Korea from 1196 to 1258 while the kings remained figureheads.
- Choe Seung-roPersonChoe Seung-ro was a Confucian scholar and statesman of the Korean kingdom of Goryeo.
Choe YeongPersonChoe Yeong was a Korean general of the late Goryeo period, celebrated for his victories over the Red Turban rebels and Japanese pirates and for his incorruptibility.
Chogha ZanbilWork / monumentChogha Zanbil is an archaeological site in southwestern Iran containing one of the best-preserved ziggurats in the world.
Choiseul IslandPlaceChoiseul is an island in the north-west of the Solomon Islands, lying south-east of Bougainville.- ChokwePeople / groupThe Chokwe are a people of present-day northeastern Angola and the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Chol KhanPersonChol Khan, known in Russian sources as Shevkal or Shchelkan, was a Mongol envoy and a cousin of Özbeg, khan of the Golden Horde.
Chola EmpireStateThe Chola Empire was a Tamil dynasty of southern India that reached its height in the eleventh century.
Chola invasion of SrivijayaCampaign · 1025; 1068The Chola invasion of Srivijaya refers to naval raids launched by the Chola Empire of southern India against Srivijaya's ports in 1025, under Rajendra I, and again…- Chola–Chalukya warsWar · c. 992–1120The Chola–Chalukya wars were a long series of conflicts in the 11th and early 12th centuries between the Chola dynasty of the Tamil country and the Western Chalukyas of…
CholonPlaceCholon (Chợ Lớn, 'big market') is the Chinese quarter of Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam.- ChonesPeople / groupThe Chones were an ancient people of southern Italy, living near the Ionian coast of modern Basilicata and northern Calabria before the arrival of Greek colonists.
ChongqingPlaceChongqing is a city at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers in south-western China, made a municipality directly under the central government in 1997.
ChongyePlaceChongye is a valley and county in the Lhoka (Shannan) region of southern Tibet, south of the Yarlung Tsangpo.- Chongzhen EmperorPersonThe Chongzhen Emperor (1611–1644) was the last emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1627.
- ChōninPeople / groupThe chonin were the townspeople of Edo-period Japan, mainly merchants and artisans.
- Chontal MayaPeople / groupThe Chontal Maya are a Maya people of Tabasco and neighbouring Campeche in south-eastern Mexico, speakers of the Chontal language.
- ChormaqanPersonChormaqan was a Mongol general who led the conquest of Iran and the Caucasus for the Great Khan Ögedei.
Chorni KlobukyPeople / groupThe Chorni Klobuky, 'Black Hats', were a union of Turkic nomad groups, including Torks, Berendei and Pechenegs, settled by the princes of Kiev along the Ros River south…
Choros (Oirats)People / groupThe Choros are a clan of the Oirat Mongols and one of the four main groups of the Four Oirat confederation.- ChorotegaPeople / groupThe Chorotega are an Indigenous people of the Pacific coast of Central America, living at the Spanish conquest in what are now western Nicaragua and the Nicoya…
Chōshū DomainStateChoshu was a feudal domain in western Japan, ruled by the Mori family.- Chosokabe KunichikaPersonChosokabe Kunichika was a Japanese warlord of Tosa province on Shikoku and head of the Chosokabe clan in the Sengoku period.
Chōsokabe MorichikaPersonChōsokabe Morichika (1575–1615) was the last Chōsokabe lord of Tosa, a son of Motochika.
Chōsokabe MotochikaPersonChōsokabe Motochika (1539–1599) was a daimyo of Tosa province on the Japanese island of Shikoku.
Chōsokabe NobuchikaPersonChōsokabe Nobuchika (1565–1587) was the eldest son and heir of Chōsokabe Motochika.- Chosroid dynastyStateThe Chosroid dynasty was the royal house of Iberia (Kartli) in eastern Georgia from the early fourth century, when Mirian III took the throne, until the Persians…
Chota Nagpur PlateauPlaceThe Chota Nagpur Plateau is an upland of forests and minerals in eastern India, covering most of modern Jharkhand and parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha and West Bengal.
ChoufPlaceThe Chouf is a mountainous region of Mount Lebanon, south-east of Beirut, traditionally the heartland of the Druze community.
Chremonidean WarWar · c. 267–261 BCEThe Chremonidean War (c. 267–261 BCE) was a conflict in which Athens, Sparta and their allies, backed by Ptolemy II of Egypt, tried to end Macedonian domination of…
Chrétien de TroyesPersonChrétien de Troyes was a French poet of the late 12th century who wrote at the court of Marie de Champagne and later for Philip of Alsace, count of Flanders.- Chris HaniPersonChris Hani was a South African anti-apartheid leader, chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe and from 1991 general secretary of the South African Communist Party.
Chris PattenPersonChris Patten is a British Conservative politician who was the 28th and last governor of Hong Kong, from 1992 to 1997.
Christ Church Cathedral, DublinWork / monumentChrist Church Cathedral is the medieval cathedral of Dublin, founded around 1030 by the Norse king Sitric Silkbeard and Dúnán, the first bishop of Dublin.
ChristchurchPlaceChristchurch is the largest city of New Zealand's South Island, founded in 1850 by the Canterbury Association as an Anglican settlement on the Canterbury Plains.- Christchurch CallInstitutionThe Christchurch Call is an international initiative launched in Paris in May 2019 by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron…
Christchurch mosque shootingsEventThe Christchurch mosque shootings were terrorist attacks on 15 March 2019, when an Australian white supremacist killed 51 people at the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood…
Christiaan HuygensPersonChristiaan Huygens was a Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer.
Christiaan Snouck HurgronjePersonChristiaan Snouck Hurgronje was a Dutch scholar of Islam who lived in Mecca in 1885 and became adviser on native and Islamic affairs to the colonial government of the…
Christian August of Saxe-ZeitzPersonChristian August of Saxe-Zeitz was a German prince of the Wettin house who converted to Catholicism and became a churchman in the Habsburg lands.
Christian August, Count Palatine of SulzbachPersonChristian August, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, was the son of Augustus of Palatinate-Sulzbach, a branch of the Wittelsbach family.
Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-ZerbstPersonChristian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, was a German prince and a general in Prussian service who governed Stettin.
Christian Democracy (Italy)People / groupChristian Democracy was a Catholic, centrist political party that dominated Italian politics from 1946 to 1994, leading or taking part in every government.- Christian Ernst, Count of Stolberg-WernigerodePersonChristian Ernst was Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode from 1710 until his death in 1771.
Christian I of DenmarkPersonChristian I of Denmark was the first king of the House of Oldenburg, elected in Denmark in 1448 and later king of Norway and, briefly, Sweden.