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(Encyclopedia) SrirangamSrirangamsrērŭngˈgəm [key], town (1991 pop. 70,109), Tamil Nadu state, SE India, on an island in the Kaveri River. It is noted for a group of temples to Vishnu (built c.1600…Budaun
(Encyclopedia) Budaun Budaun bədounˈ [key], city, Uttar Pradesh state, N India, on the Sot River. An…Bhadravati
(Encyclopedia) Bhadravati Bhadravati bədräˈvətē [key], city, Karnataka state, S India, on the Bhadra River. The city…Berenice, city, ancient Egypt
(Encyclopedia) Berenice or Berenike, city of ancient Egypt, on the Red Sea. Founded by Ptolemy II and named in his mother's honor, it commanded the trade with Arabia and India, flourishing from the…Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st marquess of
(Encyclopedia) Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st marquess ofDalhousie, James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st marquess ofdălh&oomacr;ˈzē, –houˈ– [key], 1812–60, British statesman. After serving…cloth of gold
(Encyclopedia) cloth of gold, fabric woven wholly or partly of gold threads. From remote times gold has been used as material for weaving either alone or with other fibers. In India tapestries were…Haryana
(Encyclopedia) HaryanaHaryanahärēänˈə [key], state (2001 provisional pop. 21,082,989), 17,120 sq mi (44,341 sq km), N central India. Chandigarh is the capital, and Ambala, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak,…Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley
(Encyclopedia) Raffles, Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley, 1781–1826, British East Indian administrator. He was one of the founders of Britain's empire in East Asia. Beginning his career (1795) as a clerk…Rajputana
(Encyclopedia) RajputanaRajputanaräjˌp&oobreve;täˈnə [key], historic region, NW India; roughly coextensive with the modern Indian state of Rajasthan. The name means “land of the Rajputs.” Rajput…Godden, Rumer
(Encyclopedia) Godden, Rumer (Margaret Rumer Godden)Godden, Rumergŏdˈən [key], 1907–98, English novelist. Godden was highly praised for the subtlety of her characterization (particularly of children…Trending
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