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Raja' ibn Haywa
Raja' ibn Haywa (رجاء بن حيوة) was a Syrian hadith scholar and ascetic who advised four Umayyad caliphs and secured Umar II's succession in 717, dying around 730.
Rajab (رجب)
Rajab (رجب) is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar, between Jumada al-Thani and Sha'ban, and one of four sacred months in which fighting was prohibited.
Rajabhau Waje
Rajabhau Waje, born 1965, is an Indian politician from Maharashtra and a Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) member representing the Nashik constituency in the Lok Sabha since 2024.
Rajae Maouane
Rajae Maouane is a Belgian politician of the French-speaking green party Ecolo, which she co-led with Jean-Marc Nollet from 2019 to 2024 before joining the Chamber of Representatives.
Rajagopal S. Raghavan
Rajagopal S. Raghavan is a petroleum reservoir engineer known for well test analysis, who retired from Phillips Petroleum in 2002 and joined the National Academy of Engineering in 2004.
Rajah Baguinda
Rajah Baguinda, also written Raja Baginda, was a Muslim prince from Minangkabau in Sumatra who arrived at Buansa on Jolo island in the late fourteenth century and became its ruler.
Rajah Humabon
Rajah Humabon was the ruler of Cebu in the central Philippines who welcomed Magellan in 1521, accepted baptism as Don Carlos, and later massacred about twenty Spaniards at a banquet.
Rajah Matanda
Rajah Matanda, also known as Rája Aché, meaning "the Old King", was the Rajah of Maynila on the site of present-day Manila, Philippines, who died in 1572.
Rajah Sulayman
Rajah Sulayman, 16th-century Muslim rajah of Maynila (Manila), nephew of Matanda and Lakandula; resisted Spanish conquest, burned out in 1570 and defeated at Bangkusay Channel in 1571; commemorated in Manila monuments.
Rajah Tupas
Rajah Tupas (c. 1497–1568), baptized Felipe Tupas, was the last independent Rajah of Cebu in the Philippines, resisting Legazpi's 1565 expedition before submitting by treaty.
Rajahmundry
Rajahmundry, officially Rajamahendravaram (Telugu: రాజమహేంద్రవరం), is a Godavari-river city in Andhra Pradesh governed by a municipal corporation, known for its four river bridges, Dowleswaram Barrage, 2011 population of 341,831, and approved 2026 expansion to 162 sq km.
Rajahnate of Butuan
The Rajahnate of Butuan, known in Chinese records as P'u-tuan, was a precolonial trading polity at the mouth of the Agusan River in Mindanao, Philippines.
Rajahnate of Cebu
The Rajahnate of Cebu, locally known as Sugbu or Sugbo, was a pre-colonial Indianized polity on the island of Cebu, Philippines, ruled by rajahs until Spanish colonization began in 1565.
Rajahpravartini Vati
Rajahpravartini Vati (Rajah Pravartini Vati) is a classical Ayurvedic herbo-mineral pill of aloe extract, purified green vitriol, asafoetida, and borax, used for dysmenorrhoea, obstructed menstruation, and amenorrhea.
Rajakili (ராஜகிலி)
Rajakili (ராஜாகிளி) is a 2024 Tamil drama directed by debutant Umapathy Ramaiah, starring Thambi Ramaiah as ruined tycoon Murugappa Sendrayar and Samuthirakani; released 27 December 2024, U/A certified, later on Tentkotta and Prime Video.
Rajakumaran (ராஜகுமாரன்) (director)
Rajakumaran (ராஜகுமாரன்), Tamil film director and actor, husband of actress Devayani; debuted with Nee Varuvaai Ena (1999) after assisting Vikraman; directed four films, all starring Devayani; known for 2025 controversial interviews.
Rajam Krishnan
Rajam Krishnan (ராஜம் கிருஷ்ணன், 1925–2014) was an Indian Tamil writer who wrote more than forty novels and won the 1973 Sahitya Akademi Award for Verukku Neer.
Rajamangala Aquarium
Rajamangala Aquarium (พิพิธภัณฑ์สัตว์น้ำราชมงคลตรัง), also called Trang Aquarium, is a university-run aquarium and marine education center in Sikao, Trang, Thailand, opened 2001, with 70 tanks, 300-plus species, seal shows, and dugong and sea turtle exhibits.
Rajamani Gounder
Rajamani Gounder is a chemical engineer at Purdue University who studies zeolite catalysis, including how copper ions move through zeolite pores during emissions control reactions.
Rajamrganka Rasa
Rajamrganka Rasa (Raja Mriganka Rasa), a classical Ayurvedic rasa shastra herbo-mineral formula of mercury, gold, silver, and arsenic sulfides, used for phthisis, tuberculosis, and chronic bronchitis, with regulated toxic-metal safety concerns.
Rajan Anandan
Rajan Anandan is a venture capital investor and Managing Director at Peak XV Partners, previously Sequoia Capital India, who built and leads the firm's early-stage scaleup program, Surge.
Rajan P. Dev (രാജൻ പി. ദേവ്)
Rajan P. Dev (രാജൻ പി. ദേവ്), also Rajan Paulose Dev, was a Kerala stage and film actor (died 29 July 2009, Kochi) famous as Kochuvava in Kattukuthira and villain Carlos in Indrajaalam, acting in over 140 Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films.
Rajan–Nagendra
Rajan–Nagendra (ರಾಜನ್–ನಾಗೇಂದ್ರ) were a brother duo of Indian film-music composers who dominated Kannada cinema from the 1950s until 2000, scoring about 375 to 400 films.
Rajani (actress)
Rajani (Shashi Kaur Malhotra, born 1965, Bengaluru), also credited as Sasikala in Tamil films, is an Indian actress of Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam cinema with about 150 films including Aha Naa Pellanta and Vetri Vizhaa.
Rajani Gas Field
The Rajani Gas Field is a producing non-associated gas field in Sindh Province, Pakistan, operated by United Energy Pakistan Limited, producing 114 MMCFD in 2019-20.
Rajani Kanta Bordoloi
Rajani Kanta Bordoloi (ৰজনীকান্ত বৰদলৈ, 1867–1939) was an Assamese novelist and journalist, honored as Upanyas Samrat and the Scott of Assam, whose nine novels include Miri Jiyori and Manomati.
Rajanna (రాజన్న)
Rajanna (రాజన్న) is a 2011 Telugu period drama directed by Vijayendra Prasad, starring Nagarjuna as a Telangana armed-struggle fighter and Baby Annie as Mallamma; music by M.M. Keeravani, action by S.S. Rajamouli, six Nandi Awards despite box-office failure.
Rājanpur
Rajanpur (راجن پُور), southernmost district of Punjab, Pakistan, created 1982 from Dera Ghazi Khan tehsils; 12,318 sq km between the Indus and Sulaiman Range; about 2.38 million people (2023); agriculture-based, flood-prone.
Rajanyadi Cirna
Rajanyadi Cirma (Rajanyādi cūrṇa, रजन्यादि चूर्णं), an eight-herb Ayurvedic powder from the Astangahrdaya and Ayurvedic Formulary of India entry 7:29, dosed 1/2-2 g with ghee and honey for pediatric and digestive disorders; curcumin 0.335% w/w.
Rajaraja I
Rajaraja I (Arulmozhi Varman), Chola emperor r. 985–1014 CE, 'king of kings'; conquered Pandyas, Cheras, Sri Lanka, Vengi; built the 59.82 m Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur (consecrated 1010); father of Rajendra I.