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Tikait Rai
Tikait Rai (ٹکائٹ رائے, 1760–1808) was a Kayastha revenue administrator who served as Diwan, or finance minister, of Awadh from 1792 to 1796 under Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula.
Tikal
Tikal: major ancient Maya city in Petén, Guatemala, now Tikal National Park (57,600 ha, World Heritage 1979). Inhabited 6th century BC to 10th century AD; 33 recorded rulers, 40,000–80,000 people at peak, famed for reservoirs and rivalry with Calakmul.
Tikal dynasty
The Tikal dynasty (dinastía de Tikal) was the royal house, known in inscriptions as Yax Mutal, that ruled the Maya city of Tikal in Guatemala from the 1st century CE.
Tikal National Park
Tikal National Park (Parque Nacional Tikal), Peten, Guatemala: 57,600-hectare UNESCO World Heritage site (1979, cultural and natural criteria) protecting the major Maya city of Tikal and its rainforest, excavated by the University of Pennsylvania from 1956.
Tikal Stela 31
Tikal Stela 31 is a carved limestone Maya monument dedicated in AD 445 by the Tikal king Siyaj Chan K'awiil II, bearing Tikal's most important historical text.
Tikal–Calakmul wars
The Tikal–Calakmul wars were a protracted rivalry between the Maya superpowers Tikal, in northern Guatemala, and Calakmul, in Mexico, fought through their client kingdoms; Calakmul crushed Tikal in 562, and Tikal defeated Calakmul in 695.
Tikal–Uaxactun war
The Tikal–Uaxactun war was a Maya conflict in 378 CE in which Tikal, led by the warlord Siyaj Kʼakʼ, defeated and took control of Uaxactun.
Tikal's defeat of Calakmul
Tikal's defeat of Calakmul (victoria de Tikal sobre Calakmul) was a battle in August 695 CE in which Tikal under Jasaw Chan K'awiil I decisively beat Calakmul.
Tikanna
Tikanna (Pali Tikaṇṇa) was a brahmin of the Buddha's time who praised the three-Veda masters, then declared lifelong refuge after the Buddha redefined threefold knowledge.
Tikbalang
Tikbalang: trickster spirit of Philippine folklore, also spelled Tigbalang, depicted as a tall bony humanoid with a horse's head and hooves that leads travelers astray; first recorded as Tigbalaang in 1589.
Tikendrajit Singh
Tikendrajit Singh (তিকেন্দ্রজিৎ সিংহ) was the Senapati, or army commander, of Manipur who led the resistance against the British in the 1891 Anglo-Manipur War and was publicly hanged.
Tikhomirov (lunar crater)
Tikhomirov is an 86.43 km diameter impact crater on the lunar far side at 24.20°N, 161.33°E, named by the IAU in 1970 for Soviet chemical engineer Nikolaj Ivanovich Tikhomirov (1860–1930), distinct from crater Tikhov.
Tikhon Shevkunov
Tikhon Shevkunov, born Georgy Shevkunov in Moscow in 1958, is a Russian Orthodox bishop, Metropolitan of Simferopol and Crimea since 2023, known for the best seller Everyday Saints.
Tikhonravov (Martian crater)
Tikhonravov, also Tikhonravov Crater, is a 344-km-diameter impact crater in Terra Sabaea, Mars, named for Soviet rocket scientist Mikhail Tikhonravov; it may once have held a large lake.
Tikhoretsk-Novorossiysk Oil Pipeline
The Tikhoretsk-Novorossiysk oil pipeline (Магистральный нефтепровод «Тихорецк — Новороссийск») is a 237 km trunk pipeline system in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, feeding the Novorossiysk Black Sea export terminal.
Tikhov (lunar crater)
Tikhov (Тихов) is an 83.97-km-wide IAU-approved impact crater at 61.66°N, 172.29°E on the Moon's far side, named for Soviet astrophysicist and astrobotany pioneer Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov (1875–1960), also honored by a Martian crater and asteroid 2251 Tikhov.
Tikhov (Martian crater)
Tikhov is a 110.07-km impact crater at 50.68°S, 105.80°E in Mars' southern highlands, IAU-approved in 1973 and named for Russian astronomer Gavril A. Tikhov, who also has a lunar crater.
Tiki
Tiki is a Polynesian word for carved human figures representing ancestors or deities; Hawaiian ki'i, Tahitian ti'i. In Māori tradition Tiki is the first man; hei tiki are greenstone pendants. Also the name of postwar American tiki-bar culture.
Tiki bar
Tiki bar: Polynesian-themed American bar serving rum cocktails like the Mai Tai and Zombie, founded by Donn Beach in 1930s Hollywood, expanded by Trader Vic's, peaked in the 1960s, revived since the late 1990s amid cultural appropriation debates.
Tiki Barber
Tiki Barber, born 1975, is a former NFL running back who played 1997-2006 for the New York Giants, setting franchise records with 10,449 rushing yards and 15,632 scrimmage yards, made three Pro Bowls, then became an NBC broadcaster.
Tiki culture
Tiki culture, also called Polynesian Pop, is an American movement of Polynesian-themed bars, rum cocktails, exotica music, and decor begun in 1930s Hollywood by Donn Beach and Trader Vic, peaking postwar, declining in the 1970s, revived since the 1990s amid cultural appropriation criticism.
Tiki Gelana
Tiki Gelana (Erba Tiki Gelana), Ethiopian marathon runner born 1987 in Bekoji; 2012 London Olympic champion in an Olympic record 2:23:07 and Ethiopian record holder at 2:18:58 (Rotterdam 2012).
Tiki-taka
Tiki-taka (tiqui-taca): possession-based football style of short intricate passing, movement, and pressing, developed from Cruyff's Barcelona philosophy, perfected by Guardiola's Barcelona 2008-12 and Spain's Euro 2008, 2010 World Cup, and Euro 2012 winners.
Tikka Khan (ٹکا خان)
Tikka Khan (ٹکا خان, 1915–2002), Pakistani general, first Chief of Army Staff (1972–76); Eastern Command commander and martial law administrator in East Pakistan, 1971, remembered as the 'Butcher of Bengal'.
Tikkana
Tikkana, also called Tikkana Somayaji, was a thirteenth-century Telugu poet and minister who served Manumasiddhi of Nellore and completed the Telugu Mahabharata by composing its final fifteen parvas.
Tikkana's Andhra Mahabharatamu
Tikkana's Andhra Mahabharatamu (ఆంధ్ర మహాభారతము) is the Telugu rendering of the Sanskrit Mahabharata, written in the thirteenth century by Tikkana Somayaji, minister of the Nellore chief Manumasiddhi.
Tikki Pang
Tikki Pang, born Tikki Pangestu, is an Indonesian public health researcher who led WHO's Research Policy & Cooperation department in Geneva from 1999 to 2012, then joined the National University of Singapore.
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Tikki Tikki Tembo is a 1968 picture book by Arlene Mosel, illustrated by Blair Lent, about a boy whose long name delays his rescue from a well; presented as a Chinese folktale, it is likely adapted from the Japanese tale Jugemu.
Tikkun olam (תיקון עולם)
Tikkun olam (תיקון עולם) is a Jewish concept with diverse meanings, ranging from establishing divine order in the Mishnah to modern social justice and Kabbalistic repair of divinity.
Tikkurila
Tikkurila is a Finnish paint and coatings manufacturer headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, founded in 1862 and owned by the American group PPG Industries since 2021.