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Ghurid–Khwarazmian wars
The Ghurid–Khwarazmian wars were the struggle between the Ghurid sultans of Ghor and Ghazna and the Khwarazmshahs, fought mainly over Khorasan from about 1200 to 1215 and ending in the collapse of the Ghurid state.
Ghurids
The Ghurids (غوریان), known as the Al-e Shansab, were an Islamic dynasty from Ghur in central Afghanistan that ruled from 1011 until the Khwarazmshahs destroyed it in 1215.
Ghusl (غسل)
Ghusl (غسل) is the full-body ritual washing in Islamic law that removes major ritual impurity, in contrast to wudu, the partial ablution for minor impurity.
Ghuspaithiya (घुसपैठिया)
Ghuspaithiya (घुसपैठिया) is a 2024 Hindi cybercrime thriller directed by Susi Ganeshan, a remake of Thiruttu Payale 2, starring Vineet Kumar Singh, Urvashi Rautela, and Akshay Oberoi, released 9 August 2024.
Ghuzz revolt of 1153
The Ghuzz revolt of 1153 (غزّان) was an Oghuz Turkmen uprising in Khurasan against Sultan Sanjar of the Great Seljuk Empire, who was captured and held until 1156.
Ghuzza
Ghuzza (Ghozza, ancient Berkou) is a multi-period fort, settlement, and Ptolemaic gold-mining village in Egypt's Eastern Desert, where 2020 excavations revealed a planned village and 2023 finds of iron shackles.
GI Alliance
GI Alliance is a physician-led, physician-owned management services organization headquartered in Southlake, Texas, formed in 2018, serving over 900 gastroenterologists in 20 states; Cardinal Health agreed in 2024 to acquire a majority stake.
Gi Bo Bae
Gi Bo Bae (기보배, also Ki Bo Bae), born 1988, South Korean recurve archer: three Olympic golds and a bronze (London 2012, Rio 2016), 2015 world champion, three World Cup Final titles, retired February 2024.
Gi Cheol
Gi Cheol (기철), Mongol-style name Bayan Bukha, was a powerful late Goryeo official whose position rested on his sister Empress Gi; King Gongmin had him killed in 1356.
GI cocktail
GI cocktail: a mixed oral dose of liquid antacid, viscous lidocaine, and sometimes an anticholinergic (nicknamed pink lady) once given in emergency departments for dyspepsia; trials show no benefit over plain antacid.
Gi Daeseung
Gi Daeseung (기대승, 1527–1572) was a leading Joseon Neo-Confucian scholar and official, best known for the Four-Seven debate with Yi Hwang and as a formative influence on Yi I.
Gi Jeong-jin
Gi Jeong-jin (기정진, 1798–1879), pen name Nosa, was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar of the late Joseon period who led the Wijeong Cheoksa movement against Western encroachment.
GI Mentor
The GI Mentor is a virtual reality simulator for gastrointestinal endoscopy training, developed by the Israeli company Simbionix and now marketed by 3D Systems and Surgical Science.
GI-1
GI-1, also written GI1, is a permanent human cancer cell line established in 1992 from a gliosarcoma of the brain, a tumor with both glial and connective-tissue components, at Kyoto University.
Gia
Gia (1998) is an HBO biographical television film directed by Michael Cristofer, starring Angelina Jolie as supermodel Gia Carangi, who died of AIDS in 1986; also called the HBO Gia biopic.
Gia Allemand
Gia Allemand (1983–2013), American model and reality TV contestant, known for Maxim swimsuit modeling and season 14 of ABC's The Bachelor and Bachelor Pad; died at 29 in New Orleans following a suicide attempt.
Gia Carangi
Gia Carangi (Gia Marie Carangi, 1960-1986), American fashion model from Philadelphia, sometimes called the first supermodel; Cosmopolitan and Vogue covers, von Wangenheim and Scavullo shoots, died of AIDS at 26.
Gia Carides
Gia Carides, credited as Georgia Carr in Phar Lap, is an Australian actress and screenwriter known for Strictly Ballroom and My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
Gia Coppola
Gia Coppola (Giancarla Coppola), American film director, granddaughter of Francis Ford Coppola and niece of Sofia Coppola; directed Palo Alto (2013), Mainstream (2020), and The Last Showgirl (2024) with Pamela Anderson.
Gia Dinh Thanh Thong Chi
Gia Dinh Thanh Thong Chi (Gia Định thành thông chí) is a geographical gazetteer of the Mekong Delta compiled around 1820 by the Vietnamese scholar-official Trinh Hoai Duc.
Gia Giudice
Gia Giudice (born 2001) is an American reality TV personality, eldest daughter of Teresa and Joe Giudice, who debuted on The Real Housewives of New Jersey in 2009 and now stars in Next Gen NYC, hosts the Casual Chaos podcast, and won Special Forces season 4.
Gia Gunn
Gia Gunn, stage name of Gia Keitaro Ichikawa, Japanese-American drag performer on RuPaul's Drag Race season 6 and All Stars 4, the first openly trans woman in a full All Stars season, The Switch runner-up, came out in 2017.
Gia Lai
Gia Lai (Vietnamese province) formed 1 July 2025 by merging Binh Dinh into old Gia Lai; 21,576.53 km2, second-largest province, capital Quy Nhon ward, 135 commune-level units, two-tier government, 2025 GRDP growth 7.2%.
Gia Long
Gia Long, born Nguyen Phuc Anh, was the emperor who founded Vietnam's Nguyen dynasty, reigning from 1802 until his death in 1820 after uniting the country.
Gia Long's administrative unification of Vietnam
Gia Long's administrative unification of Vietnam was the building of a single centralized monarchy over present-day Vietnam between 1802 and 1820, the first state to rule it whole.
Gia Mantegna
Gia Mantegna (Gina Cristine Mantegna, born 1990) is an American actress, daughter of Joe Mantegna, known for Devin Levin on The Middle and Lindsey Vaughn on Criminal Minds.
Gia Milinovich
Gia Milinovich (Gia Michele Milinovich, born 1969) is an American-British television presenter and writer known for Channel 4's Demolition Day, science broadcasting, the Sunshine film website, and marriage to Brian Cox.
Gia Miller
Gia Miller (Georgia Lee Ann Milton, GLAM, "Mean" Gia), born 1998, is TNA's backstage interviewer and color commentator, also an independent wrestler at Pro Wrestling Revolver and Ace Austin's partner.
Gia Scala
Gia Scala was a British and American actress best known for playing Anna in the 1961 film The Guns of Navarone. She died at 38 in Hollywood.
Gia Voeltz
Gia Voeltz is an American cell biologist at the University of Colorado Boulder and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, known for her work on membrane contact sites.