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Naram-Sin's campaign against Magan

Naram-Sin's campaign against Magan was a maritime expedition of the Akkadian Empire, in which Naram-Sin crossed the Persian Gulf and conquered Magan around 2250 BC.

Narapatisithu

Narapatisithu was a king of the Pagan dynasty in what is now Myanmar who reigned from 1174 to 1211, when the kingdom reached its greatest extent.

Narasimhadeva I

Narasimhadeva I (ନରସିଂହଦେବ ପ୍ରଥମ), also remembered as Langula Narasimhadeva, was an Eastern Ganga king who ruled Odisha from 1238 to 1264 and built the Konark Sun Temple.

Narasimhagupta

Narasimhagupta (नरसिंहगुप्त), who bore the regnal name Baladitya, was a king of the later Gupta dynasty in northern India, known for defeating the Huna king Mihirakula.

Narasimhagupta Baladitya

Narasimhagupta Baladitya (नरसिंहगुप्त बालादित्य) was a Gupta emperor of Magadha who reigned from about 495 to 510 CE, defeated the Huna king Mihirakula, and built a Buddhist monastery at Nalanda.

Narasimhavarman I

Narasimhavarman I (नरसिंहवर्मन् I), also called Mamalla, was a Pallava king who ruled South India from about 630 to 668, defeating Pulakeshin II and sacking Vatapi.

Narasimhavarman I's siege and capture of Vatapi

Narasimhavarman I's siege and capture of Vatapi (वातापि की विजय) was the storming of the Chalukya capital at Badami by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I in 642.

Narasimhavarman II

Narasimhavarman II, also known as Rajasimha, was a Pallava king of South India who reigned peacefully around 695 to 728 and built the Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram.

Narathihapate

Narathihapate was the last king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma, reigning from 1254 to 1287; Mongol invasions ended his kingdom, and he was killed by his son in 1287.

Narathu

Narathu (နရသူ) was a king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma in the 12th century, remembered for murdering his way to the throne and being assassinated in return.

Naravas

Naravas was a high-ranking Numidian who deserted the rebel mercenaries and joined Hamilcar Barca with 2,000 horsemen in 240 BC, helping save his army in the Mercenary War.

Narayana Pandita

Narayana Pandita (नारायण पण्डित) was a Sanskrit poet and court poet of Dhavalachandra, a feudatory king of Bengal, known as the author of the Hitopadesha, a collection of fables on statecraft.

Narayana Tirtha

Narayana Tirtha (नारायण तीर्थ) was a Telugu Sanskrit composer of Carnatic music, born in 1675 in Andhra Pradesh, best known for the dance-drama Sri Krishna Leela Tarangini.

Narayani coinage

Narayani coinage (নৰায়ণী মুদ্ৰা) is the silver and gold coinage of the Koch kingdom of Cooch Behar, first issued by Raja Naranarayan in 1555 and legal tender until 1866.

Narayanrao

Narayanrao (नारायणराव पेशवे) was Peshwa of the Maratha state from 1772 until 1773, when he was murdered by Gardi guards in a plot traced to his uncle Raghunathrao.

Narbuta Biy

Narbuta Biy (Нарбута-бий, 1749–1798) was the fifth ruler of the Khanate of Kokand from the Uzbek Ming dynasty, remembered for a long, peaceful reign of economic and cultural growth.

Nare Maghann Konate

Nare Maghann Konate (Naré Maghann Konaté) was a Mandinka king in present-day Mali who died in 1218 and was the father of Sundiata Keita, founder of the Mali Empire.

Narendradeva

Narendradeva (नरेन्द्रदेव) was a Licchavi king of Nepal who reigned from about 643 to 679 CE, restored with Tibetan help and opening trade and diplomacy with Tang China.

Naresuan

Naresuan (สมเด็จพระนเรศวรมหาราช), King of Ayutthaya 1590-1605, ended Siamese vassalage to Toungoo Burma; famed for the contested 1593 Nong Sarai elephant duel with crown prince Mingyi Swa.

Narh

Narh (نرخ) was the official fixing of prices for goods and services by the Ottoman state, applied above all to basic foodstuffs in Istanbul and the provinces.

Narmadashankar Dave

Narmadashankar Dave (નર્મદાશંકર દવે), known as Narmad, was a Gujarati poet and social reformer of Surat, regarded as the first proponent of modern Gujarati literature.

Narmer

Narmer, also identified by many Egyptologists with Menes, was the first king of Egypt's First Dynasty around 3100-3000 BC, known from the Narmer Palette found at Hierakonpolis, which shows him in both the White and Red Crowns as unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt.

Narmer Macehead

The Narmer Macehead is a limestone ceremonial macehead attributed to King Narmer of Egypt's First Dynasty, about 3050 BC, found at Hierakonpolis and held at Oxford.

Narmer Palette

Narmer Palette: siltstone ceremonial cosmetic palette, 64 x 42 cm, from the Horus temple at Hierakonpolis, found 1897-1898 by Quibell and Green; shows King Narmer in both White and Red crowns, earliest hieroglyphs, now Cairo JdE 32169.

Naro Shankar

Naro Shankar (नारो शंकर), also recorded as Naro Shankar Motiwale, was a Maratha administrator and commander who served the Peshwas, governed Jhansi from 1742, and built much of its fort.

Naropa

Naropa (नारोपा) was an eleventh-century Indian Buddhist master and mahasiddha, disciple of Tilopa, who taught at Nalanda and Vikramashila and whose Six Yogas shaped the Kagyu order.

Narottama Dasa

Narottama Dasa (নরোত্তম দাস), known as Narottama Dasa Thakura, was a Bengali Vaishnava poet and missionary who organized the Kheturi festival and founded the Garanhati kirtana style.

Narseh

Narseh (نرسه) was the seventh king of kings of the Sasanian Empire, ruling from 293 to 302; he defeated Galerius in 297, then lost decisively and ceded territory across the Tigris.

Narses

Narses (Ναρσής) was a Byzantine eunuch general and statesman under Justinian I who conquered the Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy, defeating King Totila at Taginae in 552 and governing Italy from Ravenna.

Narváez expedition

The Narváez expedition (Expedición de Narváez) was a Spanish venture that sailed in 1527 to conquer Florida's Gulf coast; only 4 of about 600 men survived.