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RamlilaTermRamlila is a dramatic re-enactment of the life of the god Rama, based on the Ramayana and especially Tulsidas's Ramcharitmanas, performed across northern India in the…
RammelsbergPlaceThe Rammelsberg is a mountain in the Harz near Goslar in Lower Saxony, where silver, copper and lead ores were mined for over 1,000 years, from at least the 10th…- Ramnagar RamlilaEventThe Ramnagar Ramlila is a month-long performance of the Ramlila held each year at Ramnagar, across the Ganges from Varanasi, under the patronage of the Maharajas of…
- Ramnagar, VaranasiPlaceRamnagar is a town on the east bank of the Ganges opposite Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India.
RamnulfidsPeople / groupThe Ramnulfids were a Frankish noble family that held the county of Poitou from the 9th century and, from the 10th century, the duchy of Aquitaine.
Ramon Berenguer I, Count of BarcelonaPersonRamon Berenguer I, called the Old, was count of Barcelona from 1035 to 1076.
Ramon Berenguer III of BarcelonaPersonRamon Berenguer III, called the Great, was count of Barcelona from 1086 to 1131.
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of BarcelonaPersonRamon Berenguer IV was Count of Barcelona from 1131.
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of ProvencePersonRamon Berenguer IV was Count of Provence and Forcalquier from 1209 until 1245, the last of the Barcelona line in Provence.
Ramón BonifazPersonRamón Bonifaz was a merchant of Burgos who commanded the fleet of Ferdinand III of Castile at the siege of Seville and is regarded as the first admiral of Castile.
Ramón CáceresPersonRamón Cáceres was a Dominican politician who was president of the Dominican Republic from the end of 1905 until 1911.
Ramón CastillaPersonRamón Castilla was a Peruvian general and president (1845–1851 and 1855–1862) who brought stability after decades of caudillo wars.
Ramón Grau San MartínPersonRamón Grau San Martín was a Cuban physician and politician who headed the revolutionary 'Hundred Days' government of 1933–1934, which decreed labour and social reforms…- Ramón HerreraPersonRamón Herrera was a general who served as president of the South Peruvian Republic in 1838–1839, one of the states of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation led by Andrés de…
- Ramon I of Pallars and RibagorzaPersonRamon I was the first independent count of Pallars and Ribagorza in the Pyrenees of north-eastern Iberia.
- Ramon III of Pallars JussàPersonRamon III was the first count of Pallars Jussà.
Ramon LlullPersonRamon Llull was a philosopher, mystic and missionary from Majorca, born soon after the Aragonese conquest of the island.
Ramon MagsaysayPersonRamon Magsaysay was a Filipino statesman, president of the Philippines from 1953 until his death in an air crash in 1957.
Ramón Matías MellaPersonRamón Matías Mella was a Dominican patriot, counted with Juan Pablo Duarte and Francisco del Rosario Sánchez as one of the three founding fathers of the Dominican…
Ramon MuntanerPersonRamon Muntaner was a Catalan soldier, administrator and chronicler.
Ramón RosaPersonRamón Rosa (1848–1893) was a Honduran lawyer, writer and liberal statesman who served as chief minister to his cousin, President Marco Aurelio Soto, from 1876 to 1883.
Ramón Villeda MoralesPersonRamón Villeda Morales (1909–1971) was a Honduran physician and Liberal Party politician who was president from 1957 to 1963.- Ramoth-gileadPlaceRamoth-gilead was an Iron Age town east of the Jordan in Gilead, often identified with Tell er-Rumeith in northern Jordan.
RampjaarEventThe Rampjaar, or disaster year, was 1672 in the history of the Dutch Republic.- Ran MinPersonRan Min was a Han Chinese general of the Later Zhao, adopted into its ruling Shi family.
Rana KumbhaPersonRana Kumbha was the Sisodia ruler of Mewar from 1433 to 1468.
Rana SangaPersonRana Sanga was the Sisodia ruler of Mewar from 1508 to 1528 and the leading Rajput king of his time.
Ranajit MallaPersonRanajit Malla was the last Malla king of Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley, reigning from 1722 to 1769.
RanauPlaceRanau is a town in the hills of western Sabah, Malaysia, near Mount Kinabalu.
Ranavalona IPersonRanavalona I was queen of the Merina kingdom of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861, widow of Radama I.
Ranavalona IIPersonRanavalona II was queen of the Merina kingdom of Madagascar from 1868 to 1883.
Ranavalona IIIPersonRanavalona III was the last monarch of the Merina kingdom of Madagascar, reigning from 1883 to 1897.
Ranbir Singh of Jammu and KashmirPersonRanbir Singh was the second Dogra maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, succeeding his father Gulab Singh in 1857.
Ranbir Singh of JindPersonRanbir Singh was the last ruling maharaja of the Sikh princely state of Jind in the Punjab, reigning from 1887 to 1948.- RancePlaceThe Rance is a river in Brittany, France, about 100 kilometres long, flowing north to the English Channel between Dinard and Saint-Malo.
Rand RevoltRevolt · 1922The Rand Revolt was an armed uprising of white mineworkers on the Witwatersrand in 1922, sparked by mine owners' plans to cut costs by employing more black workers in…- RandoPersonRando was an Alemannic prince who in 368 surprised the Roman city of Mainz while its garrison was absent and its people were celebrating a Christian festival, carrying…
RandsfjordenPlaceRandsfjorden is Norway's fourth-largest lake, about 75 kilometres long, in the inland district of Oppland north-west of Oslo.
Rang GharWork / monumentThe Rang Ghar is a two-storeyed brick pavilion at Rangpur, near Sivasagar in Assam, built around 1746 under the Ahom king Pramatta Singha.
RangakuReligion / ideaRangaku, meaning Dutch learning, was the body of European scientific and technical knowledge studied in Japan through the Dutch trading post at Dejima.
Ranganathaswamy Temple, SrirangamWork / monumentThe Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam, on an island in the Kaveri River near Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, is one of the most important shrines of Vishnu and among…
Ranganathaswamy Temple, SrirangapatnaWork / monumentThe Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangapatna, on an island in the Kaveri River in Karnataka, India, is a major shrine of Vishnu that gave the town its name.
RanggawarsitaPersonRanggawarsita was a Javanese court poet of the Surakarta Sunanate, often called the last of the great royal poets of Java.- Rangin MahalWork / monumentThe Rangin Mahal, or 'coloured palace', is a palace inside Bidar Fort in Karnataka, India, built in the 16th century under the Barid Shahi sultans, mainly Ali Barid…
- Rangpur (Assam)PlaceRangpur was a capital of the Ahom kingdom, on the outskirts of present-day Sivasagar in Assam, India, not to be confused with Rangpur in Bangladesh.
Rani KarnavatiPersonRani Karnavati was a queen of Mewar, widow of Rana Sanga and regent for her young son Vikramaditya.
Rani MangammalPersonRani Mangammal was queen regent of the Madurai Nayak kingdom from about 1689 to 1704, on behalf of her grandson Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha.- Rani of Jhansi RegimentInstitutionThe Rani of Jhansi Regiment was the women's regiment of the Indian National Army, formed in 1943 under Subhas Chandra Bose and commanded by Lakshmi Swaminathan, later…
- Ranieri CasaliPersonRanieri Casali was the head of a leading family of Cortona in Tuscany who made himself lord of the city in 1325.
Ranjit SinghPersonRanjit Singh was the founder and Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, who lived from 1780 to 1839.- Ranjit Vilas PalaceWork / monumentRanjit Vilas Palace is the palace of the former rulers of Wankaner in Gujarat, western India, built on a hilltop above the town between 1907 and 1914 for Raj Sahib…
RanjitsinhjiPersonRanjitsinhji was an Indian prince and cricketer who played for Sussex and in Test matches for England from 1896 to 1902, and became one of the most celebrated batsmen…
Rann of KutchPlaceThe Rann of Kutch is a vast seasonal salt marsh in western India and south-eastern Pakistan, divided into the Great Rann and the Little Rann.- RannaPersonRanna was a Kannada poet of the late tenth century, one of the 'three gems' of early Kannada literature with Pampa and Ponna.
Rano RarakuPlaceRano Raraku is a volcanic crater on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) whose compressed volcanic ash was the quarry for nearly all of the island's moai statues.
Ranoji ScindiaPersonRanoji Scindia was a Maratha commander and the founder of the Scindia dynasty of Gwalior.
RanquelPeople / groupThe Ranquel, or Rankülche, are an indigenous people of the central Argentine pampas, formed in the 18th century from Mapuche-speaking and other groups.
Ranthambore FortPlaceRanthambore Fort is a hill fortress in Sawai Madhopur district of eastern Rajasthan, India, known in Sanskrit as Ranastambhapura.
Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of ParmaPersonRanuccio I Farnese was duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1592, the son of Alessandro Farnese.
Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of ChesterPersonRanulf de Blondeville, earl of Chester from 1181 to 1232, was one of the most powerful English barons of his age.
Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of ChesterPersonRanulf de Gernon was earl of Chester from 1129 to 1153 and a major figure in the civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Matilda.
Rao BikaPersonRao Bika was a Rathore prince, a son of Rao Jodha of Marwar, who founded the kingdom and city of Bikaner.- Rao Chhatrasal of BundiPersonRao Chhatrasal was the Hada Chauhan ruler of Bundi in Rajasthan from 1631 to 1658.
- Rao ChundaPersonRao Chunda was a Rathore chief of Marwar who took Mandore around 1395 and made it the capital of his growing realm.
- Rao DevaPersonRao Deva was a chief of the Hada branch of the Chauhan Rajputs who founded the state of Bundi in Rajasthan.
Rao JodhaPersonRao Jodha was the Rathore ruler of Marwar who founded the city of Jodhpur in 1459.
Rao MaldeoPersonRao Maldeo was the Rathore ruler of Marwar from 1532 to 1562, under whom Jodhpur became the strongest Rajput state in western India.
Rao SihaPersonRao Siha was the founder of the Rathore dynasty of Marwar, who according to tradition came from the Kannauj region and settled near Pali in western Rajasthan in the…- Rao SurjanPersonRao Surjan was the Hada ruler of Bundi who held the great fortress of Ranthambore.
Raoul WallenbergPersonRaoul Wallenberg was a Swedish diplomat who, as secretary at the Swedish legation in Budapest from July 1944, saved thousands of Hungarian Jews by issuing protective…
Raoul, Duke of LorrainePersonRaoul was duke of Lorraine from 1329 to 1346, succeeding his father Frederick IV.
RaphaelPersonRaphael (Raffaello Sanzio) was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, born in Urbino in 1483.
RapperswilPlaceRapperswil is a town on the northern shore of Lake Zürich in the canton of St.
RaqqaPlaceRaqqa is a city on the north bank of the Euphrates in northern Syria.
RaqqadaPlaceRaqqada was a palace city near Kairouan in Tunisia, founded in 876 by the Aghlabid emir Ibrahim II as his residence.
RarámuriPeople / groupThe Rarámuri, or Tarahumara, are an Indigenous people of the Sierra Madre Occidental in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, speaking a Uto-Aztecan language.
RaronPlaceRaron is a village in the Upper Valais, Switzerland, on the Rhône below the Bietschhorn.- RasInstitutionRas, meaning head, was one of the highest noble and military titles in the Ethiopian Empire, below that of the negus.
Ras al-KhaimahPlaceRas al-Khaimah is a port city on the northern coast of the United Arab Emirates and capital of the emirate of the same name.
Raša (river)PlaceThe Raša is a short river in eastern Istria, Croatia, flowing into the Bay of Raša on the Kvarner Gulf.
RasamanjariWork / monumentThe Rasamanjari ('bouquet of delight') is a Sanskrit poem by Bhanudatta that classifies types of lovers, heroes and heroines.- Rasarnava SudhakaraWork / monumentThe Rasarnava Sudhakara is a Sanskrit treatise on dramaturgy and poetics attributed to Sarvajna Singabhupala, a Recherla Nayaka king of Rachakonda in the 14th century.
Rashad al-AlimiPersonRashad al-Alimi is a Yemeni politician who has chaired the Presidential Leadership Council, the head of Yemen's internationally recognised government, since April 2022…
Rashid al-Din HamadaniPersonRashid al-Din Hamadani was a Persian physician, statesman and historian who served as vizier of the Ilkhanate.
Rashid al-Din SinanPersonRashid al-Din Sinan was the leader of the Nizari Ismailis in Syria from about 1162 to 1193, known to the crusaders as the Old Man of the Mountain.
Rashid Ali al-GaylaniPersonRashid Ali al-Gaylani was an Iraqi nationalist politician who served several times as prime minister.- Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi IPersonRashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi I was the founder of the Sheikhdom of Ajman on the Trucial Coast.
Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi IIIPersonRashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi III was ruler of Ajman, one of the Trucial States on the Gulf coast, from 1928 until his death in 1981.
Rashid bin Majid Al MuallaPersonRashid bin Majid Al Mualla was the founder of the Al Mualla ruling family of Umm al-Quwain on the Trucial Coast.
Rashid bin Saeed Al MaktoumPersonRashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum was ruler of Dubai from 1958 to 1990 and the main builder of the modern city.
Al-Rashid of MoroccoPersonAl-Rashid was the first sultan of the Alaouite dynasty of Morocco, ruling from 1666 to 1672.
Rashidi dynastyPeople / groupThe Rashidi dynasty, of the Shammar tribe, ruled the Emirate of Jabal Shammar in northern Arabia from its capital Ha'il between 1836 and 1921.- Rashidi KawawaPersonRashidi Kawawa was a Tanzanian trade unionist and politician, a close ally of Julius Nyerere.
Rashidun CaliphateStateThe Rashidun Caliphate was the first Islamic caliphate, ruled by the four rightly guided caliphs Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali from the death of the Prophet Muhammad…
RashtPlaceRasht is the capital of Gilan province in northern Iran, near the Caspian Sea.- RasoherinaPersonRasoherina was queen of Madagascar from 1863 to 1868, the widow of Radama II, placed on the throne after his murder.
- Rassemblement Démocratique AfricainPeople / groupThe Rassemblement Démocratique Africain was an inter-territorial political movement founded at a congress in Bamako in October 1946 under Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
RastafariReligion / ideaRastafari is a religious and cultural movement that emerged in Jamaica in the 1930s.
RastattPlaceRastatt is a town in Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, on the Murg near the Rhine.- Rastatt PalaceWork / monumentRastatt Palace is a Baroque residence in Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, built from 1700 for Margrave Louis William of Baden-Baden after French troops burned Baden-Baden in…