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Kangwon Land Casino
Kangwon Land Casino (강원랜드 카지노), in Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, opened October 28, 2000 as South Korea's only casino admitting Korean citizens, under the 1995 Abandoned Mine Areas Special Act, with exclusivity through 2045 and 13% of gaming revenue paid to the Abandoned Mine Fund.
Kangxi Dictionary
The Kangxi Dictionary (康熙字典) is a Chinese character dictionary compiled under the Kangxi Emperor, completed in 1716 with about 47,000 characters, the largest for two centuries.
Kangxi Emperor (康熙帝)
Kangxi Emperor (康熙帝, Xuanye 玄燁, 1654–1722), fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty, reigned 1661–1722, the longest in Chinese history. Enthroned at eight under four Manchu regents, he arrested Oboi in 1669, suppressed rebellion, annexed Taiwan, and patronized Jesuit science.
Kangze'gyai
Kangze'gyai (团结峰, Tuanjie Peak, Gangzewujie) is the highest peak of the Qilian Mountains, Qinghai, China, about 5,808–5,827 m, an ultra with 2,231 m prominence, first climbed in 1958.
Kanha Tiger Reserve
Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh (also Kanha National Park): 2,074 sq km Satpura reserve famous for saving the hard-ground barasingha (66 to ~750 animals) and for 105+ tigers, first nine Project Tiger reserves.
Kanhadade Prabandha
Kanhadade Prabandha (कन्हड़दे प्रबंध) is a heroic narrative poem composed by the court poet Padmanabha around 1455 in an Old Gujarati/Rajasthani dialect, recounting Kanhadade's resistance against Alauddin Khalji.
Kanhadadeva
Kanhadadeva (कान्हड़देव) was the Sonagara Chauhan ruler of Jalor in Rajasthan, known for resisting the Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khalji before falling in battle in 1311.
Kanhadinna Thera
Kanhadinna Thera (कण्हदिन्न), also Kaṇhadīnna, is an arahant monk of the Buddha's time: a brahmin of Rājagaha who heard the Dhamma from Sāriputta, ordained, and won arahantship, recorded in Theragāthā verses 179–180.
Kanhaiya Kumar (कन्हैया कुमार)
Kanhaiya Kumar (कन्हैया कुमार), Indian politician born 1987 in Begusarai; former JNU students' union president arrested in the 2016 sedition case; CPI runner-up in Begusarai 2019, joined Congress 2021, lost North East Delhi 2024 to Manoj Tiwari.
Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary
Kanhaiya Lal Choudhary is an Indian politician and Bharatiya Janata Party member serving as a Rajasthan cabinet minister holding the Public Health Engineering and Ground Water portfolios.
Kanhaiya misl
The Kanhaiya misl (ਕਨ੍ਹਈਆ ਮਿਸਲ) was a Sikh confederacy in 18th-century Punjab, founded by Jai Singh and dominant under him, holding land on both sides of the Beas and Ravi.
Kanheri Caves
Kanheri Caves: over 100 rock-cut Buddhist caves in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai, used from the 1st century BCE/CE to the 10th century, known for Cave 3 chaitya, water cisterns, and ASI protection.
Kanheri, Karle, and Bhaja cave-donation inscriptions
The Kanheri, Karle, and Bhaja cave-donation inscriptions are Buddhist donative records carved in western Deccan caves, mostly from the 2nd century BC to the 3rd century AD.
Kanhoji Angre
Kanhoji Angre (कान्होजी आंग्रे, 1669–1729) was the Sarkhel, or admiral, of the Maratha fleet, based at Vijaydurg and Kolaba and never defeated by the English.
Kanhu Charan Mohanty
Kanhu Charan Mohanty (କାହ୍ନୁଚରଣ ମହାନ୍ତି) was an Indian Odia-language novelist who wrote 56 novels from 1930 to 1985 and won the 1958 Sahitya Akademi Award for Kaa.
Kani K. Navas
Kani K. Navas is an Indian Union Muslim League politician who has represented Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, in the Lok Sabha since 2019, winning again in 2024.
Kani Kusruti
Kani Kusruti (കനി കുസൃതി), Indian actress born 1985 in Thiruvananthapuram; Kerala State and BRICS Best Actress winner for Biriyaani, star of Cannes Grand Prix film All We Imagine as Light and Sundance winner Girls Will Be Girls.
Kani Shaie
Kani Shaie is an archaeological mound in the Bazyan Valley of Iraqi Kurdistan, occupied from the Chalcolithic into the Early Bronze Age and excavated since 2013.
Kani sōtai system
The kani sōtai system (官位相当) was the correspondence, fixed under Japan's ritsuryō codes, between each official's court rank and the offices he could hold, making rank the basis of bureaucratic standing.
Kani's method
Kani's method, also called the rotation contribution method, is an iterative method for analyzing indeterminate beams and rigid frames, developed by German engineer Gasper Kani in 1947.
Kanianthra Mani Chandy
Kanianthra Mani Chandy, known as K. Mani Chandy, is a computer scientist and emeritus professor at Caltech, known for the distributed snapshot algorithm with Leslie Lamport.
Kanichiro Ishibashi
Kanichiro Ishibashi (石橋幹一郎) was a Japanese business executive, eldest son of Bridgestone founder Shojiro Ishibashi, who served as the tire maker's second president from 1963 to 1973.
Kaniehtiio Horn
Kaniehtiio (Tiio) Horn, Kanien'kehá:ka actress from Kahnawake, born 1986 in Ottawa; plays Tanis in Letterkenny and Deer Lady in Reservation Dogs, produces Shoresy, and directed Seeds (2024).
Kaniha
Kaniha (கனிகா), also called Kanika, born Divya Venkatasubramaniam 1982, Madurai, is a South Indian film actress, dubbing artist, singer, and TV anchor active since 2002; debut Five Star, known for Bhagyadevatha and Pazhassi Raja.
Kanika
Kanika (কণিকা) is a collection of short, satirical poems and epigrams by Rabindranath Tagore, first published in Calcutta in 1899; the title means a tiny particle or drop.
Kanika Dhillon (कनिका ढिल्लों)
Kanika Dhillon (कनिका ढिल्लों), born 1982 in Amritsar, is an Indian screenwriter, novelist, and producer behind Manmarziyaan, Haseen Dillruba, Dunki, Do Patti, and Gandhari, and founder of Kathha Pictures.
Kanika Kapoor (कनिका कपूर)
Kanika Kapoor (कनिका कपूर), born 1978 in Lucknow, is an Indian playback singer of "Baby Doll" (Ragini MMS 2) and "Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan"; Filmfare and IIFA winner who debuted in her thirties after a London marriage and divorce.
Kanimozhi
Kanimozhi (Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, born 1968) is a DMK politician, daughter of M. Karunanidhi, Rajya Sabha member 2007-2019, and Lok Sabha MP for Thoothukkudi since 2019; acquitted in the 2G case. Distinct from TVK MLA Kanimozhi Santhosh.
Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi
Kanimozhi Rajathi Karunanidhi (born 1968) is an Indian politician of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and a Lok Sabha member for Thoothukkudi since 2019, and daughter of M. Karunanidhi.
Kanimozhi Santhosh (கனிமொழி சந்தோஷ்)
Kanimozhi Santhosh (கனிமொழி சந்தோஷ்), TVK lawyer-politician, MLA for Kavundampalayam (Coimbatore) since May 2026, winning 146,466 votes by 42,140; distinct from DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi.