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Himmatwala (हिम्मतवाला) (2013 film)

Himmatwala (हिम्मतवाला), 2013 Hindi action comedy directed by Sajid Khan, starring Ajay Devgn and Tamannaah Bhatia; a reworking of the 1983 Jeetendra film, released 29 March 2013 and a box-office flop.

Himno Nacional Mexicano

Himno Nacional Mexicano, the national anthem of Mexico, lyrics by Francisco González Bocanegra (1853) and music by Jaime Nunó (1854); official four-stanza version decreed by Ávila Camacho on 20 October 1943.

Himnusz

Himnusz is the national anthem of Hungary, a poem by Ferenc Kölcsey completed in 1823 and set to music by Ferenc Erkel, winning a competition in 1844.

Himouto! Umaru-chan (干物妹!うまるちゃん)

Himouto! Umaru-chan (干物妹!うまるちゃん), gag manga by Sankakuhead in Weekly Young Jump 2013–2018, 12 volumes; perfect-schoolgirl Umaru Doma becomes a cola-and-chips gremlin at home; two Doga Kobo anime seasons (2015, 2017 R), Seven Seas English release.

Himuili

Himuili (Ḫimuili) was a high official of the Hittite kingdom who held the office of BEL MADGALTI, "lord of the watchplace", a provincial governorship, at Maşat; his dates are uncertain.

Himura Kenshin (緋村剣心)

Himura Kenshin (緋村剣心), protagonist of Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga: a Meiji-era wanderer, once the assassin Hitokiri Battosai of Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu, red-haired with a cross scar, wielding a reverse-blade sword under a vow never to kill.

Himvalley Theme Park

Himvalley Manali Amusement & Culture Park, also called Him Valley Amusement & Cultural Park, is a small amusement and cultural theme park at Bahang on the Manali–Leh highway in Himachal Pradesh, India, offering rides, boating, yak rides, folk performances, and a food court.

Himyar

Himyar (حِمْيَر) was an ancient South Arabian kingdom in modern Yemen, first century BCE to sixth century CE, capital Zafar; it unified southern Arabia around 275–300 CE, adopted Judaism about 380–530, and fell to Aksumite and then Sasanian control.

Himyarite adoption of Judaism

The Himyarite adoption of Judaism was the kings of Himyar's conversion to a single God in the early 380s CE, making their South Arabian kingdom effectively a Jewish state.

Himyarite coinage

Himyarite coinage (العملة الحميرية) is the silver and rare gold money struck by the kings of Himyar and dhu-Raydan in southwestern Yemen from around 110 BCE.

Himyarite conquest of Hadramawt

The Himyarite conquest of Hadramawt was the annexation of the kingdom of Hadramawt in eastern Yemen by Himyar under King Shammar Yuhar'ish, around 300 CE.

Himyarite conquest of Qataban

The Himyarite conquest of Qataban (مملكة قتبان) was the 2nd-century AD fall of the South Arabian kingdom of Qataban, whose last capital was annexed by Hadramawt.

Himyarite conquest of Saba

The Himyarite conquest of Saba, also called the unification of Saba and Dhu Raydan, was Ḥimyar's takeover of the kingdom of Sabaʾ in ancient South Arabia around 275 CE.

Himyarite Kingdom

The Himyarite Kingdom (حِمْيَر) was an ancient South Arabian state centered in the highlands of Yemen, founded around 110 BCE and ruled from its capital at Zafar.

Himyarite–Aksumite wars

The Himyarite–Aksumite wars were military interventions by the Ethiopian kingdom of Aksum in South Arabia, culminating in 525 when King Kaleb overthrew the Jewish Himyarite king Yusuf Dhu Nuwas.

Himyaritic language

Himyaritic, also called the Himyarite language, is a poorly attested language or dialect that medieval Arab grammarians attributed to the Ḥimyarites of ancient Yemen; its classification remains disputed.

Hin Kong power plant

The Hin Kong power plant is a natural gas-fired combined cycle power station in Ratchaburi Province, Thailand, selling 1,400 MW to EGAT under a 25-year contract.

HiNa Battery

HiNa Battery, known in Chinese as 中科海钠, is a Chinese sodium-ion battery manufacturer founded in 2017 in Liyang, Jiangsu, as the first spinoff from Chinese Academy of Sciences research.

Hina Chasma

Hina Chasma is a 415-km-wide chasma (rift trough) on Venus at 63.70°N, 20.00°E, IAU-approved in 1991 and named for the Hawaiian moon goddess Hina.

Hina Khan (हिना ख़ान)

Hina Khan (हिना ख़ान), born 1987 in Srinagar, is an Indian actress known as Akshara in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Komolika in Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Bigg Boss 11 runner-up, and films Lines, Hacked, and Griha Laxmi.

Hina Rabbani Khar

Hina Rabbani Khar (حنا ربانی کھر), Pakistani PPP politician, first woman and youngest Foreign Minister of Pakistan (2011–2013), later Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and chair of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee.

Hina Shimomukai

Hina Shimomukai (下向 雛), Japanese ice hockey forward born 2004; won gold at Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympics with a semi-final hat trick, later committed to the University of Vermont.

Hinamatsuri (ヒナまつり) (manga)

Hinamatsuri (ヒナまつり) is a comedy manga by Masao Ōtake about yakuza Nitta and the telekinetic girl Hina. Serialized 2010–2020 in Fellows!/Harta, 19 volumes, adapted into a 12-episode 2018 anime by feel.

Hinamatsuri (雛祭り)

Hinamatsuri (雛祭り), Japan's Doll Festival or Girls' Day on March 3, features tiered displays of hina dolls representing an imperial wedding, festive foods, and prayers for daughters' health; it grew from Heian purification rites and Edo doll customs.

Hinari Asanuma

Hinari Asanuma (浅沼妃莉), Japanese snowboarder born 2002 in Iwate; won girls' big air gold at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics with 172.50 points and placed 7th in big air at the 2023 Bakuriani Worlds.

Hinata Hiiragi

Hinata Hiiragi (柊木陽太) is a Japanese actor from Kyoto, born 2011, managed by Stardust Promotion. He debuted in 2021, starred in Kore-eda's Monster (2023) as Yori Hoshikawa, won the 47th Japan Academy Prize Newcomer award, and stars in Sheep in the Box (2026).

Hinata Hyuga (日向 ヒナタ)

Hinata Hyuga (日向ヒナタ), later Hinata Uzumaki, is a kunoichi of Konohagakure in Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto; Hyuga clan heiress with the Byakugan and Gentle Fist, Naruto's wife and mother of Boruto and Himawari.

Hinatazaka46

Hinatazaka46 (日向坂46) is a Japanese idol group in the Sakamichi series that formed in 2016 as Hiragana Keyaki, debuted independently in 2019 with キュン, and has topped the Oricon weekly chart with every single.

Hinatuan Enchanted River

The Hinatuan Enchanted River, also called the Enchanted River, is a deep blue river in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines, a leading tourist attraction since 2010.

Hinaupoko Devèze

Hinaupoko Devèze (Hinaupoko Céline Devèze), born 2002 in Papeete, is a French-Polynesian beauty queen elected Miss Tahiti 2025 and Miss France 2026 on 6 December 2025 at Amiens, the first Tahitian winner since Vaimalama Chaves (2019).