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Tantular

Mpu Tantular was a 14th-century Javanese Buddhist poet at the Majapahit court whose Sutasoma, written under King Hayam Wuruk, contains the line bhinneka tunggal ika, adopted as Indonesia's national motto in 1945.

Tantus

Tantus is an American sex toy manufacturer based in Sparks, Nevada, founded in the late 1990s and widely credited with pioneering body-safe, platinum-cured medical-grade silicone toys in the United States.

Tanu Weds Manu (तनु वेड्स मनु)

Tanu Weds Manu (तनु वेड्स मनु) is a 2011 Hindi romantic comedy directed by Aanand L. Rai, starring R. Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut; an NRI doctor meets a rebellious Kanpur bride. Its 2015 sequel grossed Rs 255.3 crore worldwide.

Tanu Weds Manu Returns

Tanu Weds Manu Returns (तनु वेड्स मनु रिटर्न्स), 2015 Hindi romcom sequel directed by Aanand L. Rai, starring Kangana Ranaut in a double role; grossed ₹255.3 crore and won a National Film Award.

Tanuj Punia

Tanuj Punia is an Indian National Congress politician who has served as the Lok Sabha member for Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, since 2024 and chairs the party's Scheduled Caste Department.

Tanuj Virwani (तनुज विरवानी)

Tanuj Virwani (तनुज विरवानी) is an Indian actor and MTV Splitsvilla 15 host, son of actress Rati Agnihotri, known for Vayu Raghavan in Inside Edge and roles in Code M, Murshid, and Rana Naidu 2.

Tanuja

Tanuja (Tanuja Samarth, born 1943), Indian film actress of the Mukherjee-Samarth family, known for Jewel Thief, Paisa Ya Pyaar, Anubhav and Bengali films; mother of Kajol.

Tanuja Chitnis

Tanuja Chitnis is a neurologist and Harvard Medical School professor specializing in multiple sclerosis, known for establishing pediatric MS as a field and leading the PARADIGMS trial.

Tanukhid migration and settlement of al-Hira

The Tanukhid migration and settlement of al-Hira (تنوخ والحيرة) was the 3rd-century migration of Arab tribes from Bahrayn to al-Hira, where the Lakhmid kingdom ruled as Sasanian clients until 602.

Tanukhids

The Tanukhids (تنوخ) were an Arab tribal confederation of late antiquity that formed in Bahrain, migrated to Iraq, and preceded the Lakhmids as the dominant Arab power at al-Hira.

Tanuki statue

Ceramic tanuki statue, chiefly Shigaraki-yaki tanuki (信楽焼の狸) from Shiga Prefecture: a standing raccoon-dog good-luck figure with kasa hat, tokkuri sake flask, and eight auspicious symbols, famous nationally after Emperor Shōwa's 1951 visit.

Tanuma era

The Tanuma era (田沼時代) was the period of Tokugawa shogunate government dominated by senior councillor Tanuma Okitsugu, from 1767 to 1786, which favored commerce before ending amid famine and uprisings.

Tanuma Okitsugu

Tanuma Okitsugu (田沼意次) was a rōjū of the Tokugawa shogunate and lord of Sagara who dominated government under shogun Ieharu from about 1760 until his fall in 1786.

Tanush Thopia

Tanush Thopia, also spelled Tanush Topia, is the name of two related Albanian noblemen: a 14th-century count of Mat and a 15th-century commander who fought alongside Skanderbeg against the Ottomans.

Tanushree Dutta (तनुश्री दत्ता)

Tanushree Dutta (तनुश्री दत्ता), Femina Miss India Universe 2004 and Bollywood actress (Aashiq Banaya Aapne, Dhol), whose 2018 harassment accusation against Nana Patekar ignited India's #MeToo movement.

Tanutamani

Tanutamani was a pharaoh of Egypt's Twenty-fifth (Kushite) Dynasty and king of Kush who succeeded Taharqo in 664 BC and briefly tried to recover Egypt from Assyrian control.

Tanveer Sangha

Tanveer Singh Sangha (born 2001, Liverpool NSW) is an Australian leg-spin bowler for Sydney Thunder, NSW and Australia; T20I debut 4/31 vs South Africa 2023, ODI debut 12 September 2023.

Tanvi Azmi (तन्वी आज़मी)

Tanvi Azmi (तन्वी आज़मी), born Tanvi Kiran, is an Indian Hindi and Marathi film and television actress, daughter of Usha Kiran and wife of cinematographer Baba Azmi. Debut Pyari Behna (1985); National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Bajirao Mastani (2015).

Tanvi Sharma

Tanvi Sharma, Indian women's singles badminton player from Hoshiarpur, Punjab. World Junior Championships 2025 silver medalist, US Open 2025 finalist, and youngest-ever Taipei Open Super 300 champion (2026), trained under Park Tae-sang in Guwahati.

Tanvi the Great

Tanvi the Great is a 2025 Hindi drama directed by Anupam Kher, starring debutant Shubhangi Dutt as an autistic woman seeking to join the Indian Army and salute the flag at Siachen; released 18 July 2025, produced by Anupam Kher Studio with NFDC.

Tanvir Dar

Tanvir Dar (تنویر احمد ڈار), Pakistani field hockey right fullback and penalty corner specialist; 1968 Olympic gold, 1970 Asian Games gold, top scorer with 8 goals at the 1971 inaugural World Cup; brother of Munir Dar.

Tanwuchen

Tanwuchen (昙无谶, Sanskrit Dharmakṣema, 385–433) was an Indian Buddhist missionary monk who worked at the Northern Liang court in Guzang and translated the forty-fascicle Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra, a landmark of Chinese Buddhism.

Tanxun

Tanxun (昙询) was a sixth-century Chinese Buddhist monk known only through hagiography: his biography belongs to the Huizan community, a Shanxi-based meditation line in Daoxuan's seventh-century Xu gaoseng zhuan.

Tanya

Tanya (Таня) is a chamber drama in four parts by the Soviet playwright Alexei Arbuzov, written in 1938 and premiered in 1939, which became his most staged play.

Tanya Atwater

Tanya Atwater is an American marine geophysicist and UCSB professor emerita known for reconstructing western North America's plate history from sea-floor magnetic data, explaining the San Andreas fault.

Tanya Bardsley

Tanya Bardsley, English reality TV personality, former FHM model, life coach, and author; original cast member of The Real Housewives of Cheshire from 2015, wife of footballer Phil Bardsley, ADHD advocate and star of The Bardsley Bunch.

Tanya Bogomilova Dangalakova

Tanya Bogomilova Dangalakova (Таня Богомилова-Дангалакова), Bulgarian breaststroke swimmer born 1964 in Sofia; won 100 m breaststroke gold at Seoul 1988 in 1:07.95, first Bulgarian Olympic swimming champion.

Tanya Burr

Tanya Burr, British YouTuber and actress born 1989 in Norwich; part of the Brit Crew; makeup tutorials from 2009, Tanya Burr Cosmetics 2014, books Love, Tanya and Tanya Bakes, stage debut in Confidence (2018), films Hurt by Paradise and Venice at Dawn; brand Authored 2021.

Tanya Callau

Tanya Callau (Tanya Brigette Callau), Bolivian-born American model and reality personality born 1976, wife of Alan Thicke, star of Unusually Thicke, appeared in The Princess Diaries 2.

Tanya Donelly

Tanya Donelly is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Newport, Rhode Island, who co-founded Throwing Muses and Belly, joined the Breeders, then went solo.