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Udai Singh I of Mewar

Udai Singh I (उदय सिंह), also recorded as Uda or Udaikaran, was the sixth Maharana of Mewar, who killed his father Kumbha in 1468 and reigned five years.

Udai Singh II (उदय सिंह द्वितीय)

Maharana Udai Singh II (महाराणा उदयसिंह द्वितीय, 1522–1572), Sisodia ruler of Mewar, survived the Banvir usurpation, founded Udaipur on Lake Pichola, and lost Chittorgarh to Akbar's 1567–68 siege; his son was Maharana Pratap.

Udai Singh of Marwar

Udai Singh of Marwar (राजा उदयसिंह), called Mota Raja, was the Rathore ruler of Marwar from 1583 to 1595 and the first to accept Mughal emperor Akbar's allegiance.

Udaipur (district)

Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India; headquarters Udaipur city; southern Rajasthan district adjoining Gujarat with 3.07 million people (2011), 49.7% Scheduled Tribes, Aravalli surroundings, lake-based tourism, and lead-zinc and marble mining.

Udaipur (उदयपुर)

Udaipur (उदयपुर), the City of Lakes, is a Rajasthan city founded in 1559 by Maharana Udai Singh II as capital of Mewar; known for Lake Pichola, Fateh Sagar, the City Palace, and Rajput heritage tourism.

Udaipur Files

Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder (उदयपुर फाइल्स), also Gyanvapi Files, is a 2025 Hindi crime drama by Bharat S. Shrinate, produced by Amit Jani, about the 2022 Udaipur tailor murder; certified A after 55-61 cuts, released 8 August 2025, box office flop.

Udaipur World Music Festival

The Udaipur World Music Festival is an annual free world music festival held in Udaipur, Rajasthan, each February since 2016, produced by the cultural organization SEHER.

Udaipuri Begum

Udaipuri Begum (ادائی پوری بیگم), usually called Udaipuri Mahal, was a consort of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and the mother of his son, Prince Muhammad Kam Bakhsh, born in 1667.

Udall family

The Udall family is an American political family with roots in Mormon settlement in the western United States. Its members have held judicial, legislative, executive, and diplomatic offices. Prominent figures include Arizona.

Udaloy-class destroyer

The Udaloy-class destroyer, Soviet designation Project 1155 Fregat, is a class of large anti-submarine ships built for the Soviet and Russian navies, with 12 entering service from 1980.

UDAN (उड़े देश का आम नागरिक)

UDAN (उड़े देश का आम नागरिक, Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) is India's Regional Connectivity Scheme, launched in 2016 to make air travel affordable from smaller towns through fare caps and airline subsidies.

Udas Naslain

Udas Naslain (اداس نسلیں, The Weary Generations) is a 1963 Urdu novel by Abdullah Hussain following three generations of two Punjabi families from 1857 to 1947.

Udasi

Udasi (ਉਦਾਸੀ) is an ascetic order of Sikh history founded by Baba Sri Chand, elder son of Guru Nanak, whose celibate members long held many historic Sikh shrines.

Uday Benegal

Uday Benegal is a Mumbai-based vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist best known as frontman and founder of Indus Creed, the Indian rock band earlier called Rock Machine, active since 1983.

Uday Chopra

Uday Chopra (born 1973), Indian producer and former actor, son of Yash Chopra; played Ali in Dhoom, now CEO of YRF Entertainment and story writer of Alpha (2026).

Uday Hussein (عدي صدام حسين)

Uday Hussein (عدي صدام حسين), eldest son of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi security figure and founder-commander of the Fedayeen Saddam paramilitary and Olympic committee head, killed 22 July 2003 in a U.S. raid in Mosul with his brother Qusay.

Uday Kiran (ఉదయ్ కిరణ్)

Uday Kiran (ఉదయ్ కిరణ్), Telugu and Tamil film actor, the "Hat-trick Hero" whose first three films Chitram, Nuvvu Nenu, and Manasantha Nuvve each ran 175+ days; Filmfare Best Actor Telugu 2001; died January 2014 in Hyderabad.

Uday Kotak (उदय सुरेश कोटक)

Uday Kotak (उदय सुरेश कोटक) is an Indian banker who founded Kotak Mahindra Bank in 1985 with ₹3 million (₹30 lakh) and built it into one of India's largest private banks, leading it until 2023.

Uday Prakash

Uday Prakash (उदय प्रकाश, born 1952) is a Hindi short-story writer, novelist, poet, and essayist known for Mohandas, which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2010.

Uday Pratap Singh

Uday Pratap Singh, born in 1964, is an Indian Bharatiya Janata Party politician who serves as a Madhya Pradesh minister for School Education and Transport, after three Lok Sabha terms.

Uday Samant

Uday Samant is an Indian politician and Shiv Sena leader who serves as a Maharashtra minister holding the Industries and Marathi Language portfolios, representing Ratnagiri.

Uday Shankar (businessman)

Uday Shankar is an Indian media executive who led Star India from 2007, created Hotstar, later led Disney Asia Pacific, and is Vice Chairman of JioStar.

Udaya

Udaya (Compressed Mosquito) is a genus of three Oriental-region mosquito species in tribe Aedini, type species Ud. argyrurus, named by Thurman in 1954 for Dr. Udaya Sandhinand.

Udaya (guich tribes)

The Udaya (الوداية) were one of the guich tribes of Morocco, military tribes of the makhzen settled near Fez and Meknes from the reign of Moulay Ismail.

Udayachandra

Udayachandra (उदयचन्द्र) was a general of the Pallava king Nandivarman II Pallavamalla, best known for rescuing him at the siege of Nandipura and killing the enemy leader Chitramaya.

Udayaditya

Udayaditya (उदयादित्य), brother of the great Paramara king Bhoja, ruled Malwa in central India from about 1070 to 1093 and revived the dynasty, building the Udayeshwara temple.

Udayadityavarman II

Udayadityavarman II was a king of the Khmer Empire who reigned from 1050 to 1066 at Angkor, and is traditionally credited with the Baphuon temple.

Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves

The Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves (ଉଦୟଗିରି ଓ ଖଣ୍ଡଗିରି ଗୁମ୍ଫା) are 33 rock-cut caves near Bhubaneswar, India, carved as Jain monk retreats in the 2nd century BCE under King Kharavela.

Udayagiri Cave Inscriptions of Chandragupta II

The Udayagiri Cave Inscriptions of Chandragupta II (उदयगिरि लेख) are early fifth-century Sanskrit records at the Udayagiri caves, Vidisha, including a dated 401-02 CE gift by a Sanakanika feudatory.

Udayagiri Caves

The Udayagiri Caves (उदयगिरि गुहा) are about twenty rock-cut Hindu cave sanctuaries in Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh, excavated mainly under the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II in the late 4th and early 5th centuries.