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Narakasura (नरकासुर)
Narakasura (नरकासुर), also Bhaumasura, is the asura king of Pragjyotishapura, son of the earth goddess, slain by Krishna per Bhagavata Purana 10.59; commemorated on Naraka Chaturdashi, notably Goa's effigy burning.
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Naram-Sin of Akkad (Narām-Sîn) was a king of the Akkadian Empire, c. 2254–2218 BC, grandson of Sargon and the first Mesopotamian king to declare himself a god.
Naram-Sin of Eshnunna
Narām-Sîn of Eshnunna was a king of Eshnunna who reigned around 1810–1801 BC, conquering lands along the Tigris and Euphrates and forcing Mari into a treaty.
Naram-Sin's campaign against Ebla
Naram-Sin's campaign against Ebla was an Akkadian military expedition led by Naram-Sin of Akkad against the Syrian cities of Armanum and Ebla, known from his royal inscriptions.
Naram-Sin's campaign against Magan
Naram-Sin's campaign against Magan was a maritime expedition of the Akkadian Empire, in which Naram-Sin crossed the Persian Gulf and conquered Magan around 2250 BC.
Naran Dorsa
Naran Dorsa is a 600-km-wide dorsum, or ridge belt, on Venus at 54 S, 238 E, named by the IAU in 1997 for the Mongolian sun goddess; one of 99 named Venusian dorsa.
Naranjo
Naranjo is a ruined Maya city in northeastern Petén, Guatemala, near the Belize border, which served as the capital of the Sa'aal kingdom during the Classic period.
Naranjo–Caracol wars
The Naranjo–Caracol wars were a series of conflicts between the Classic Maya cities of Caracol, Belize, and Naranjo, Guatemala, fought mainly in the early 600s under Caracol's ruler K'an II.
Naranjo's conquest of Caracol
Naranjo's conquest of Caracol was a Classic Maya star-war of AD 680 in which Naranjo defeated its rival Caracol, ending roughly fifty years of Caracol domination.
Narapatisithu
Narapatisithu was a king of the Pagan dynasty in what is now Myanmar who reigned from 1174 to 1211, when the kingdom reached its greatest extent.
Narappa (నారప్ప)
Narappa (నారప్ప), 2021 Telugu action drama directed by Srikanth Addala, starring Venkatesh Daggubati and Priyamani; official remake of Tamil film Asuran, based on Poomani's novel Vekkai; released July 20, 2021 directly on Amazon Prime Video; set in 1980s Anantapur over a land dispute tied to the Karamchedu massacre.
Narashino
Narashino (習志野市) is a city in northwestern Chiba Prefecture, Japan, about 30 km from Tokyo on Tokyo Bay; 20.97 km2, 175,396 residents, a former military town now an academic and residential commuter city with 5 rail lines and 7 stations.
Narasimha (नरसिंह)
Narasimha (Nrsimha) is Vishnu's fourth avatar, the half-man half-lion who burst from a pillar to kill Hiranyakashipu and protect Prahlada, defeating a boon barring death by day, night, weapon, or place; worshipped at Ahobilam and in Andhra Pradesh.
Narasimha Cirna
Narasimha Cirna (Narasimha Churna, नरसिंह चूर्ण) is a classical Ayurvedic polyherbal powder from Bhaishajya Ratnavali's vajeekarana chapter, listed in AFI Part I 7:18 with fourteen ingredients including Shatavari, Gokshura, Guduchi, and purified Bhallataka, used as a Rasayana and for oligospermia, cough, and aging signs.
Narasimha Curna
Narasimha Curna (Nārasiṁha cūrṇa) is a classical Ayurvedic polyherbal electuary from Bhaishajya Ratnavali's vajikarana chapter, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, used chiefly for oligospermia, senility, cough, and hair and skin disorders.
Narasimha ghrta rasayana
Narasimha ghrta rasayana (Nārasimha ghṛta rasāyana), also called Narasimha Rasayana, is a classical Ayurvedic rejuvenative from Ashtanga Hridaya, processed with butter in an iron vessel, indicated for hair loss, fatigue, and as an aphrodisiac.
Narasimha Naidu (నరసింహ నాయుడు)
Narasimha Naidu (నరసింహ నాయుడు), also known as Sabse Bada Jungbaaz in Hindi, is a 2001 Telugu action drama directed by B. Gopal, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Simran, and Preeti Jhangiani, with Mani Sharma's music; it set Telugu box-office records and won Balakrishna the Nandi Award for Best Actor.
Narasimha Satakamu
Narasimha Satakamu (నరసింహ శతకము) is an 18th-century Telugu devotional sataka of about 100 verses addressed to the god Narasimha, composed by the poet Kakutthsa Seshappa Kavi of Dharmapuri in Telangana.
Narasimhadeva I
Narasimhadeva I (ନରସିଂହଦେବ ପ୍ରଥମ), also remembered as Langula Narasimhadeva, was an Eastern Ganga king who ruled Odisha from 1238 to 1264 and built the Konark Sun Temple.
Narasimhagupta
Narasimhagupta (नरसिंहगुप्त), who bore the regnal name Baladitya, was a king of the later Gupta dynasty in northern India, known for defeating the Huna king Mihirakula.
Narasimhagupta Baladitya
Narasimhagupta Baladitya (नरसिंहगुप्त बालादित्य) was a Gupta emperor of Magadha who reigned from about 495 to 510 CE, defeated the Huna king Mihirakula, and built a Buddhist monastery at Nalanda.
Narasimham (നരസിംഹം) (film)
Narasimham (നരസിംഹം), 2000 Malayalam action drama by Shaji Kailas, written by Ranjith, starring Mohanlal as Poovalli Induchoodan; Aashirvad Cinemas' first film, grossed about Rs 22 crore, then the industry's highest grosser, famous for "Po mone Dinesha."
Narasimhan Jegadeesh
Narasimhan Jegadeesh, also known as Jegadeesh N., is a finance researcher holding the Dean's Distinguished Chair at Emory University, known for documenting stock return momentum.
Narasimhaswamy Temple, Namakkal
Narasimhaswamy Temple, Namakkal (நரசிம்ம சுவாமி திருக்கோயில்), a rock-cut Vaishnava cave temple cut into the northern face of Namakkal hill, Tamil Nadu; ASI-protected since 1912, HR&CE-managed, paired with the Ranganathaswamy cave temple and Namagiri Amman shrine.
Narasimhavarman I
Narasimhavarman I (नरसिंहवर्मन् I), also called Mamalla, was a Pallava king who ruled South India from about 630 to 668, defeating Pulakeshin II and sacking Vatapi.
Narasimhavarman I's siege and capture of Vatapi
Narasimhavarman I's siege and capture of Vatapi (वातापि की विजय) was the storming of the Chalukya capital at Badami by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I in 642.
Narasimhavarman II
Narasimhavarman II, also known as Rajasimha, was a Pallava king of South India who reigned peacefully around 695 to 728 and built the Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram.
Narathihapate
Narathihapate was the last king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma, reigning from 1254 to 1287; Mongol invasions ended his kingdom, and he was killed by his son in 1287.
Narathu
Narathu (နရသူ) was a king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma in the 12th century, remembered for murdering his way to the throne and being assassinated in return.
Naratriptan
Naratriptan (Amerge) is an oral 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonist triptan for acute migraine in adults, US-approved in 1998; 1 and 2.5 mg doses, 5-6 hour half-life, tolerability similar to placebo.