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Taluqdars of Awadh

The Taluqdars of Awadh (تالقدار) were the landholding magnates of Awadh in northern India, who collected land revenue and were reconstituted as proprietors after the 1856 annexation.

Talus bone

Talus bone (astragalus): the ankle tarsal bone linking tibia and fibula to the foot. No muscle attachments, tenuous blood supply; fractures carry 25-29% avascular necrosis and 43-64% osteoarthritis rates.

Talus cave

A talus cave is a pseudokarst cave formed in voids among blocks moved by gravity, in rockfall, scree, and landslide debris, with examples over 1 km long.

Talvar (तलवार) (film)

Talvar (तलवार) is a 2015 Hindi crime drama directed by Meghna Gulzar, written by Vishal Bhardwaj, based on the 2008 Aarushi Talwar–Hemraj Noida double murder, starring Irrfan Khan, released 2 October 2015.

Talwandi Sabo Thermal Power Station

Talwandi Sabo Thermal Power Station is a 1,980 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant in Mansa district, Punjab, India, owned by Vedanta's Talwandi Sabo Power Limited.

Talwar (तलवार)

The talwar (तलवार), also spelled tulwar, is a curved sabre of the Indian subcontinent with a distinctive disc-shaped pommel, used from the Mughal period into the 1800s.

Talwar-class frigate

The Talwar-class frigate is a class of stealth guided-missile frigates designed in Russia for the Indian Navy, derived from the Soviet Krivak-class hull, with ten ships ordered in three batches.

Talwiinder (ਤਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਿੱਧੂ)

Talwiinder (Talwinder Singh Sidhu), Punjabi singer-songwriter-producer from Tarn Taran based in the San Francisco Bay Area; masked skull-face persona; hits Wishes, Pal Pal, Haseen; 2024 debut album MISFIT.

Talwinder

Talwinder, known professionally as Talwiinder, is a Punjabi pop singer and songwriter from Tarn Taran, Punjab, based in San Francisco, active since 2018 and known for his skeleton mask.

Talyllyn Railway

The Talyllyn Railway (Rheilffordd Talyllyn) is a narrow-gauge preserved railway in Gwynedd, Wales, built in the 1860s to carry slate from Bryn Eglwys quarry to the coast at Tywyn.

TALYS

TALYS is an open-source computer code for predicting nuclear reactions induced by neutrons, photons, protons, and other particles, developed since 1998 by NRG and CEA.

Talysh Khanate

The Talysh Khanate (Talış xanlığı) was a feudal state of the Talysh people on the southwestern Caspian coast, founded in the mid-18th century with its capital at Lankaran.

TAM Airlines Flight 3054

TAM Airlines Flight 3054 was a domestic passenger flight from Porto Alegre that crashed landing at São Paulo's Congonhas Airport on July 17, 2007, killing all 187 aboard and 12 on the ground.

Tấm Cám

Tấm Cám is a Vietnamese fairy tale in the Cinderella cycle about an orphaned girl persecuted by her stepmother and half-sister Cám, aided by a supernatural helper.

Tam Lin

Tam Lin (Child Ballad 39, Roud 35) is a Scottish border fairy ballad in which Janet rescues her lover from the Queen of Faeries at Carterhaugh on Halloween, holding him through transformations to save him from the faerie tithe to hell.

Tam o' shanter (cap)

Tam o' shanter (also ToS, tammie): soft Scottish woollen bonnet with flat circular crown and toorie, named after Burns's 1790 poem hero, word attested 1839; worn by ploughmen, adopted for women c. 1887, and adopted by the British Army in 1915.

Tam o' Shanter (poem)

Tam o' Shanter, Robert Burns's 1790 narrative poem in Scots and English, tells of a farmer's drunken ride past witches at Alloway Kirk and the loss of his mare Meg's tail.

Tam O'Shaughnessy

Tam O'Shaughnessy, educator, author, and former pro tennis player (1971-1974, U.S. Open and Wimbledon), cofounder and executive director of Sally Ride Science, and Sally Ride's partner of 27 years, disclosed in Ride's 2012 obituary.

Tam Paton

Tam Paton, born Thomas Dougal Paton, was a Scottish pop manager of the Bay City Rollers, jailed in 1982 for indecency offenses against teenage boys.

Tam Sir

Tam Sir is an Ivorian beatmaker and artist, born in Abidjan in 1999, known for "Coup du marteau", the unofficial anthem of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Tama

Tama, or Armenian draughts, is a checkers variant played in Armenia on an 8x8 board with 16 pieces per player. Unlike Turkish draughts, men and kings may also move diagonally, but capture remains orthogonal only.

Tama (たま) (cat)

Tama (たま), 1999–2015, was the calico cat stationmaster of Kishi Station on Japan's Kishigawa Line, appointed January 5, 2007; her tourism draw added an estimated 1.1 billion yen and inspired successors Nitama and Yontama.

Tama Janowitz

Tama Janowitz, born 1957 in San Francisco, is an American novelist and short-story writer whose 1986 bestseller Slaves of New York satirized downtown Manhattan's art scene.

Tama Sumo

Tama Sumo is the stage name of Kerstin Egert, a German DJ and producer who has performed since 1993, holding a residency at Berlin's Berghain and its Panorama Bar.

Tama Tonga

Tama Tonga (タマ・トンガ), real name Alipate Aloisio Leone, is a Tongan WWE SmackDown wrestler, adopted son of Haku, founding Bullet Club member, record seven-time IWGP Tag Team Champion with Guerrillas of Destiny, and current MFTs WWE Tag Team Champion.

Tama Zoological Park

Tama Zoological Park (多摩動物公園, Tama Zoo) is a Tokyo-owned zoo in Hino, opened May 5, 1958 as a Ueno Zoo branch; Japan's first fence-free zoo, about 52 ha, with the world-first Lion Bus, orangutan Skywalk, and crested ibis conservation.

Tamagawa Aqueduct

The Tamagawa Aqueduct (Tamagawa jōsui) is an Edo-period aqueduct, begun in 1653, carrying Tama River water about 43 km from Hamura to Edo, whose upper section still supplies Tokyo's waterworks.

Tamago Sando

Tamago Sando is a Japanese egg salad sandwich made with creamy mashed eggs and soft shokupan. It is a standard convenience store item that has gained international popularity.

Tamagotchi (たまごっち)

Tamagotchi (たまごっち), Bandai's egg-shaped handheld virtual pet created by Aki Maita and Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ, launched in Japan November 23, 1996; care decisions shape the pet's life, with 100 million units shipped by July 2025.

Tamagoyaki (卵焼き)

Tamagoyaki (卵焼き), Japanese rolled omelette also called atsuyaki tamago or dashimaki tamago: beaten seasoned egg fried in thin layers and rolled in a rectangular pan; Kanto style is sweet, Kansai style dashi-based.