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Khalsa Army

The Khalsa Army (ਫ਼ੌਜ-ਏ-ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ) was the military force of the Sikh Empire, rebuilt by Maharaja Ranjit Singh on European lines and dissolved after the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849.

Khalsa initiation (khande di pahul)

Khalsa initiation, khande di pahul, is the Sikh rite of initiation by amrit stirred with a double-edged sword, instituted by Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur in 1699.

Khalwati order

The Khalwati order (الخلوتیة), Turkish Halvetiyye, is a Sufi order named for the khalwa, its practice of solitary spiritual retreat, and became one of the most widespread orders of the Ottoman world.

Khalwatiyya

The Khalwatiyya (الخلوتية) is a major Sufi order that arose in Azerbaijan in the 14th century and became one of the most widespread in the Ottoman world.

Khalyastre

Khalyastre (Yiddish: כאליאסטרע, "The Gang") was a Yiddish avant-garde movement and magazine in Warsaw, founded by Peretz Markish, Uri Zvi Greenberg, and Melech Ravitch in 1922.

Kham (ཁམས་, khams), easternmost of Tibet's three traditional provinces with Ü-Tsang and Amdo, spans parts of TAR, Sichuan, Qinghai, and Yunnan; land of four rivers and six ranges, home to Dergé printing house and Khampa dialects.

Khâm định Việt sử thông giám cương mục

Khâm định Việt sử thông giám cương mục (欽定越史通鑑綱目), often shortened to Cương mục, is the Nguyễn dynasty's official chronicle of Vietnamese history, compiled from 1856 to 1881.

Sep 24, 2026

Khama III

Khama III, known as Khama the Good, was king of the Bangwato people in the Bechuanaland Protectorate from 1875 until his death in 1923, and in 1895 helped keep the Protectorate out of Cecil Rhodes' control.

Khamag Mongol

Khamag Mongol (Хамаг Монгол) was a 12th-century confederation of Mongolic tribes on the Mongolian Plateau, ruled by the Borjigin lineage of Genghis Khan and generally treated as the predecessor of the Mongol Empire founded in 1206.

Khamar-Daban incident

Khamar-Daban incident, also called Buryatia's Dyatlov Pass: the August 1993 deaths of six of seven Kazakh hikers led by Lyudmila Korovina on a Siberian ridge; hypothermia ruled, survivor Valentina Utochenko.

Sep 19, 2026

Khamerernebty (princess)

Khamerernebty was a princess of Egypt's Fifth Dynasty, daughter of King Nyuserre Ini and wife of the vizier Ptahshepses, known from builders' inscriptions in his mastaba at Abusir.

Sep 19, 2026

Khamerernebty I

Khamerernebty I, also spelled Khamerernebti I, was a queen of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty around 2600 BCE, recorded as the wife of Khafre and mother of Menkaure.

Sep 19, 2026

Khamerernebty II

Khamerernebty II, also written Khamerernebti II, was a Fourth Dynasty Egyptian royal woman, recorded wife of King Menkaure and mother of Khuenre, buried in tomb G 8978 at Giza.

Khami Ruins National Monument

Khami Ruins National Monument, near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, was the Torwa dynasty capital and center of the Butua state, a 1986 UNESCO World Heritage Site with dry-stone terraced platforms and Chinese and European trade finds.

Khamis Gaddafi (خميس القذافي)

Khamis Gaddafi (خميس القذافي), son of Muammar Gaddafi, commanded Libya's elite 32nd Reinforced Brigade (Khamis Brigade) and served as national security advisor; repeatedly reported killed in 2011, his death was confirmed in October 2011.

Khamis Mushait

Khamis Mushait (خميس مشيط), also Khamis Mushayt, a highland city east of Abha in Asir, southwest Saudi Arabia; regional trading center, governorate population 601,305 (2022), elevation 2,056 m, semi-arid climate.

Khamissa Roman Theater

Roman theater at Thubursicum Numidarum, modern Khamissa (خميسة), Souk Ahras Province, Algeria. Built against a hillside in the middle imperial period; 70 m cavea; the best preserved Roman theater in Algeria, site classified 1968.

Khammam (city)

Khammam (ఖమ్మం) is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the headquarters of Khammam district, with a history of nearly 1,000 years and the landmark Khammam Fort.

Khammam (district)

Khammam district (ఖమ్మం జిల్లా), Telangana, India; headquarters Khammam city. Formed 1 October 1953 from Warangal district's five taluks; reorganized 2016 when Bhadradri Kothagudem split off. 4,361 sq km, 1,401,639 people (2011), 21 mandals, paddy-cotton-chilli agriculture and coal mining.

Khammouan

Khammouan (ຄໍາມ່ວນ), also Khammouane, is a central province of Laos with capital Thakhek on the Mekong opposite Thailand. Known for karst mountains, Nam Theun 2 hydropower, Sikhottabong heritage, and a fiscal-surplus, tourism-growing economy.

Oct 3, 2026

Khamoshi (1996 film)

Khamoshi: The Musical (खामोशी), 1996 Hindi musical romantic drama, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial debut, starring Manisha Koirala, Nana Patekar, Salman Khan, Seema Biswas; box office flop that won five Filmfare Awards and cult status.

Khamoshi (ख़ामोशी) (2019 film)

Khamoshi (ख़ामोशी), 2019 Hindi slasher film directed by Chakri Toleti, starring Tamannaah Bhatia, Prabhu Deva, Bhumika Chawla; remake of Hush and Kolaiyuthir Kaalam; released 14 June 2019, flopped with ₹0.67 crore India net.

Khamoshi: The Musical

Khamoshi: The Musical (खामोशी: द म्यूज़िकल) is Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 1996 Hindi directorial debut, starring Manisha Koirala as the hearing daughter of deaf-mute parents, with music by Jatin–Lalit; a flop on release, it won five Filmfare Awards.

Khamoshiyan (ख़ामोशियाँ)

Khamoshiyan (ख़ामोशियाँ), also marketed as Khamoshiyan: Silences Have Secrets, is a 2015 Hindi supernatural horror-erotica film by Vishesh Films, directed by Karan Darra, written by Vikram Bhatt, starring Ali Fazal, Sapna Pabbi, and Gurmeet Choudhary; a box office flop.