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Rastislav of MoraviaPersonRastislav was ruler of Great Moravia from 846 to 870.
Ratae CorieltauvorumPlaceRatae Corieltauvorum was the Roman town on the site of modern Leicester, England, and the capital of the civitas of the Corieltauvi.- Ratan Singh of BundiPersonRatan Singh was Rao of Bundi, a Hada Chauhan Rajput state in Rajasthan, from 1607 to 1631, and a commander in the service of the Mughal emperors.
- Ratan Singh of CharkhariPersonRatan Singh was raja of Charkhari, a Bundela state of Bundelkhand.
- Ratan Singh of RatlamPersonRatan Singh was a Rathore Rajput, a descendant of Raja Udai Singh of Marwar, who received Ratlam in Malwa from the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1652 in reward for…
RatanpurPlaceRatanpur is a town in the Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh, India.
RatchisPersonRatchis was Duke of Friuli from 739 and King of the Lombards from 744 to 749.
RathcroghanPlaceRathcroghan is a large complex of archaeological sites in County Roscommon, Ireland, identified with Cruachan, the ancient royal centre of Connacht.- RathorePeople / groupThe Rathores are a Rajput clan of north-western India, who ruled Marwar from Mandore and then Jodhpur from the 15th century.
Rathwa peoplePeople / groupThe Rathwa are an Adivasi community of eastern Gujarat, living mainly in Chhota Udaipur district and neighbouring parts of Madhya Pradesh, India.
Ratibor I, Duke of PomeraniaPersonRatibor I was a Pomeranian duke of the Griffin dynasty who ruled after the murder of his brother Wartislaw I around 1135 until his death in 1156.
Ratna MallaPersonRatna Malla was the first king of Kantipur (Kathmandu), one of the three Malla kingdoms of the Kathmandu Valley.
RatnagiriPlaceRatnagiri is a port town on the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, western India, and the headquarters of a district of the same name.- Ratnagiri (Odisha)PlaceRatnagiri is a Buddhist site in the Jajpur district of Odisha, India, part of the 'Diamond Triangle' with Lalitagiri and Udayagiri.
RatnasimhaPersonRatnasimha was the last ruler of the main Guhila line of Mewar, reigning at Chittor from about 1302.- RatsimilahoPersonRatsimilaho was the founder of the Betsimisaraka confederation on the east coast of Madagascar.
- Rattlesnake DiskWork / monumentThe Rattlesnake Disk is a round sandstone palette found at Moundville in Alabama in 1883.
Ratu KalinyamatPersonRatu Kalinyamat was a daughter of Sultan Trenggana of Demak and ruler of Jepara on the north coast of Java after her husband Sultan Hadlirin was murdered in 1549.- Ratu Sir Kamisese MaraPersonRatu Sir Kamisese Mara was a Fijian high chief from the Lau Islands and leader of the Alliance Party.
Ratu Sir Lala SukunaPersonRatu Sir Lala Sukuna was a Fijian high chief, soldier and administrator, regarded as the leading Fijian statesman of the colonial period.
RatzeburgPlaceRatzeburg is a town on an island in the Ratzeburg Lake in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Raúl AlfonsínPersonRaúl Alfonsín was an Argentine lawyer and Radical Civic Union politician who served as president from 1983 to 1989, the first elected after the military dictatorship.
Raúl CastroPersonRaúl Castro is a Cuban revolutionary and the younger brother of Fidel Castro.- RavahinyPersonRavahiny was queen of the Sakalava kingdom of Boina in north-western Madagascar in the late 18th century.
RavanicaInstitutionRavanica is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in central Serbia, founded in the 1370s by Prince Lazar as his burial church.- Ravano dalle CarceriPersonRavano dalle Carceri was a nobleman from Verona who took part in the Fourth Crusade and became lord of the island of Euboea, or Negroponte, around 1205.
RavensburgerInstitutionRavensburger is a German toy and publishing company based in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, founded in 1883 by Otto Robert Maier as a publisher of craft books and games.- RaviPlaceThe Ravi is one of the five rivers of the Punjab, flowing from the Himalayas through India and Pakistan, with Lahore on its banks.
Ravi ShankarPersonRavi Shankar was an Indian sitar virtuoso and composer who trained under Allauddin Khan at Maihar.- Ravi Sher SinghPersonRavi Sher Singh was the last Raja of Kalsia, a small Sikh princely state in eastern Punjab whose lands lay around Chhachhrauli in today's Haryana.
Ravi Varma KulasekharaPersonRavi Varma Kulasekhara was a king of Venad in southern Kerala who ruled from Kollam from 1299 to 1314.
Ravning BridgeWork / monumentThe Ravning Bridge was a wooden bridge across the meadows of the Vejle river valley at Ravning Enge in Jutland, Denmark.
Rawa VoivodeshipPlaceThe Rawa Voivodeship was a province of the Kingdom of Poland and later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, created in 1462 when the Masovian duchy of Rawa was…
Rawal JaisalPersonRawal Jaisal was a Bhati Rajput ruler who founded the city and fort of Jaisalmer in 1156.
RawanduzPlaceRawanduz is a town in Erbil Governorate in Iraqi Kurdistan, set on a rock above the deep gorge of the Rawanduz river near the Gali Ali Beg canyon.- Raya MallaPersonRaya Malla was the first king of the separate kingdom of Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley.
- Raymond Bernard TrencavelPersonRaymond Bernard Trencavel was viscount of Albi and Nîmes in Languedoc in the 11th century, whose nickname Trencavel was later adopted as the name of his dynasty.
Raymond FitzGeraldPersonRaymond FitzGerald, called le Gros, was a Cambro-Norman knight who took part in the English invasion of Ireland.
Raymond III of TripoliPersonRaymond III was count of Tripoli from 1152 and, through his wife Eschiva of Bures, prince of Galilee.- Raymond III PonsPersonRaymond III Pons was count of Toulouse from about 924 to about 950.
Raymond IV of ToulousePersonRaymond of Saint-Gilles, count of Toulouse, was one of the leaders of the First Crusade.
Raymond of PoitiersPersonRaymond of Poitiers was prince of Antioch from 1136 to 1149, a younger son of Duke William IX of Aquitaine who married the heiress Constance.
Raymond VI, Count of ToulousePersonRaymond VI was count of Toulouse from 1194 to 1222.
Raymond VII, Count of ToulousePersonRaymond VII was count of Toulouse from 1222 to 1249 and the last of his line.
Raymond WesterlingPersonRaymond Westerling was a Dutch army officer, born in Istanbul, who led counter-insurgency operations in South Sulawesi in 1946–1947 that killed thousands of Indonesians.
Raymond-Roger of FoixPersonRaymond-Roger was count of Foix from 1188 to 1223.- Raymond-Roger TrencavelPersonRaymond-Roger Trencavel was viscount of Carcassonne, Béziers and Albi.
RaymondinesPeople / groupThe Raymondines were the dynasty of the counts of Toulouse, named after the name Raymond borne by many of its members.
Raynald of ChâtillonPersonRaynald of Châtillon was a French knight who became Prince of Antioch by marriage in 1153 and, after years as a captive in Aleppo, Lord of Oultrejordain through his…
RayyPlaceRayy was an ancient city in northern Iran, near modern Tehran, and a major centre on the Silk Road.
Raza Ali KhanPersonRaza Ali Khan was the last ruling Nawab of Rampur, a Muslim princely state in Rohilkhand, reigning from 1930.
Raza LibraryInstitutionThe Raza Library in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India, is a library of Indo-Islamic manuscripts and art that grew from the collection of Nawab Faizullah Khan, ruler of…
RazadaritPersonRazadarit was king of the Mon kingdom of Hanthawaddy in lower Burma from 1384 to 1421.
Razakars (Hyderabad)People / groupThe Razakars were a paramilitary force of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen in Hyderabad State, led by Qasim Razvi, that opposed the state's accession to India.
RazèsPlaceThe Razès is a historical region of Languedoc in southern France, in the upper Aude valley around Limoux, named after the old town of Rhedae.
Real Audiencia of LimaInstitutionThe Real Audiencia of Lima was the highest royal court of the Viceroyalty of Peru, created in 1542 under the New Laws and installed in Lima in 1544.- Real Audiencia of MexicoInstitutionThe Real Audiencia of Mexico was the highest royal court of New Spain, established in 1527.
Real Audiencia of QuitoInstitutionThe Real Audiencia of Quito was a Spanish colonial court and administrative unit created in 1563, covering most of present-day Ecuador and parts of southern Colombia…
Real Felipe FortressWork / monumentThe Real Felipe Fortress is a large pentagonal fortress at Callao, the port of Lima, built by the Spanish between 1747 and 1774 after the earthquake and tsunami of 1746…
Real PlanEventThe Real Plan, or Plano Real, was the economic stabilisation programme that ended chronic hyperinflation in Brazil in 1994.
ReamkerWork / monumentThe Reamker is the Cambodian version of the Indian epic Ramayana, telling the story of Preah Ream (Rama) and his rescue of his wife Sita from the demon king Krong Reap.
Reapers' WarRevolt · War · 1640–1659The Reapers' War was a revolt of Catalonia against the government of Philip IV of Spain.
Rebellion Losses BillEventThe Rebellion Losses Bill was a law passed by the Province of Canada in 1849 to compensate residents of Canada East whose property had been damaged during the…
Rebellion of the Alpujarras (1499–1501)Revolt · 1499–1501The first Rebellion of the Alpujarras was a rising of the Muslims of the former Emirate of Granada between 1499 and 1501, provoked by the mass conversions pressed by…- Rebellion of the BarriosRevolt · 1765The Rebellion of the Barrios was an uprising of the neighbourhoods of Quito in 1765 against new Bourbon taxes, especially a royal monopoly on cane liquor and stricter…
Rebellion of the Three GuardsRevolt · c. 1040 BCEThe Rebellion of the Three Guards was a revolt early in the Western Zhou dynasty by three brothers of King Wu, Guan Shu, Cai Shu and Huo Shu, who had been set to watch…
Reccared IPersonReccared I was king of the Visigoths from 586 to 601, the son of Liuvigild.
RecceswinthPersonRecceswinth was king of the Visigoths from 649 to 672, first as co-ruler with his father Chindasuinth and alone from 653.
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPersonRecep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician who co-founded the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and has led Turkey since 2003, as prime minister until 2014 and then…
RechiarPersonRechiar was king of the Suebi from 448 to 456, the first Germanic king known to have been a Catholic and the first to mint coins in his own name.
RechilaPersonRechila was king of the Suebi in Gallaecia from 438 to 448.
RecifePlaceRecife is the capital of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, a port built on islands and peninsulas where several rivers meet the Atlantic.
Reciprocal Guarantee of Two NationsWork / monumentThe Reciprocal Guarantee of Two Nations was an act adopted by the Great Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on 20 October 1791, as an amendment to the…
RecklinghausenPlaceRecklinghausen is a city in the Ruhr area of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- RecollectsPeople / groupThe Recollects were a reformed branch of the Franciscan order that took shape in France in the late 16th century.
RecôncavoPlaceThe Recôncavo is the fertile coastal region surrounding the Bay of All Saints in the Brazilian state of Bahia.
ReconquistaWarThe Reconquista refers to the centuries-long series of campaigns by Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula to conquer the territories ruled by Muslims, completed…- Reconstruction eraEventThe Reconstruction era was the period after the American Civil War, from 1865 to 1877, in which the United States reintegrated the defeated Southern states and tried to…
- Recopilación de Leyes de los Reinos de las IndiasWork / monumentThe Recopilación de Leyes de los Reinos de las Indias was a comprehensive compilation of the laws governing Spain's American territories, published in 1680.
Records of the Grand HistorianWork / monumentThe Records of the Grand Historian, or Shiji, is a history of China from the legendary Yellow Emperor to the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, completed by Sima Qian around…
Records of the Three KingdomsWork / monumentThe Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo zhi) is the official history of the Three Kingdoms period of China (220–280 CE), written by Chen Shou in the late third century.
Rector of RagusaTermThe Rector of Ragusa was the nominal head of state of the Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik) from 1358 to 1808.
Rector's Palace, DubrovnikWork / monumentThe Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik was the seat of the government of the Republic of Ragusa and the residence of its Rector during his month in office.
Red ArmyInstitutionThe Red Army was the army of Soviet Russia and then the Soviet Union, founded by the Bolsheviks in 1918 under Leon Trotsky to fight the Russian Civil War.
Red Cloud's WarWar · 1866–1868Red Cloud's War was a conflict of 1866–1868 between the United States and an alliance of Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho led by the Oglala chief Red Cloud.
Red EyebrowsRevolt · 18–27The Red Eyebrows were a peasant rebel movement that rose in Shandong around 18 CE against Wang Mang's Xin dynasty, its fighters painting their eyebrows red to tell…
Red FortWork / monumentThe Red Fort is the walled palace complex of the Mughal emperors in Delhi, built of red sandstone for Shah Jahan between 1639 and 1648 as the centre of his new city of…
Red Guards (China)People / groupThe Red Guards were militant student and youth groups mobilised by Mao Zedong at the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966.
Red Guards (Finland)People / groupThe Red Guards of Finland were armed militias of workers formed by the labour movement in 1917, after the Russian Revolution had removed the old order.
Red Guards (Russia)People / groupThe Red Guards were armed workers' militias formed in Russian cities in 1917 and controlled by the Bolsheviks.
Red Hugh O'DonnellPersonRed Hugh O'Donnell was lord of Tír Chonaill in north-west Ireland.
Red JacketPersonRed Jacket, or Sagoyewatha, was a Seneca orator and chief of the Wolf clan.
Red River (Asia)PlaceThe Red River rises in Yunnan in China and flows south-east through northern Vietnam to the Gulf of Tonkin.
Red River ColonyPlaceThe Red River Colony was a settlement on the Red and Assiniboine rivers in present-day Manitoba, founded by Lord Selkirk in 1812 on land granted by the Hudson's Bay…
Red River Expedition (1870)Campaign · 1870The Red River Expedition of 1870 was a military force of British regulars and Canadian militia led by Colonel Garnet Wolseley to assert Canadian authority at Red River…
Red River ResistanceRevolt · 1869–1870The Red River Resistance was the rising of the Métis of the Red River Settlement in 1869–1870 against the transfer of Rupert's Land to Canada without their consent.
Red River WarWar · 1874–1875The Red River War of 1874–1875 was a campaign of the United States Army against the Comanche, Kiowa, Southern Cheyenne and Arapaho on the southern Plains, in the Texas…- Red RutheniaPlaceRed Ruthenia is a historical region around Lviv and Przemyśl, in what is now south-eastern Poland and western Ukraine.
Red SeaPlaceThe Red Sea is a narrow arm of the Indian Ocean between north-east Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, connected to the Mediterranean by the Suez isthmus.- Red ShoePersonRed Shoe, or Shulush Homa, was a Choctaw war leader of the 18th century who broke with the nation's French alliance and sought trade with the British.