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Ranger tab
Ranger tab: U.S. Army special skill tab approved in 1950, awarded for graduating Ranger School at Fort Benning; worn above the left-sleeve SSI, permanent wear, one of five elite tabs.
Rangga Lawe
Rangga Lawe, also written Ranggalawe or Ronggolawe, was a Javanese commander, son of the Madurese duke Arya Wiraraja, who helped found Majapahit in 1293 and led its first rebellion in 1295.
Ranggalawe rebellion
The Ranggalawe rebellion (Pemberontakan Ranggalawe) was the first recorded rebellion of the Majapahit kingdom, fought in 1295 by Ranggalawe, duke of Tuban, against King Raden Wijaya.
Ranggawuni
Ranggawuni, consecrated as Sri Jaya Wisnuwardhana, was a king of Tumapel in eastern Java who reigned from 1248 to 1268 and renamed the kingdom Singhasari.
Rangi and Papa
Rangi and Papa, Ranginui and Papatūānuku, are the sky father and earth mother of Māori myth, whose separation by their children brought light into the world.
Rangin
Rangin (رنگین), pen name of Sa'adat Yar Khan, was an Urdu and Persian poet and horse trader of the late Mughal period, remembered as the creator of rekhti.
Rangitoto College
Rangitoto College is New Zealand's largest secondary school, a state co-educational Years 9-13 school founded in 1956 in Mairangi Bay, Auckland, with about 4,178 students, dual NCEA and IB pathways, and in-zone-only enrolment from 2026.
Rangoon bombing
The Rangoon bombing (Rangoon incident) was North Korea's 9 October 1983 assassination attempt on South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan at Rangoon's Martyrs' Mausoleum; 21 died, Chun survived, and Burma severed ties with Pyongyang.
Rangpur culture
The Rangpur culture is the Late Harappan culture of Gujarat in western India, defined at the type site of Rangpur and characterized by Lustrous Red Ware pottery.
Rani Abbakka
Rani Abbakka (ರಾಣಿ ಅಬ್ಬಕ್ಕ) was a Jain queen of Ullal, a port principality near Mangalore, who fought Portuguese attempts to control the spice trade in the sixteenth century.
Rani Bhabani
Rani Bhabani (রানী ভবানী, 1716 to 1795) was the zamindar of Rajshahi, titled Ardhabangeshwari, ruler of half of Bengal, famed for temples and social works.
Rani Durgavati (रानी दुर्गावती)
Rani Durgavati (रानी दुर्गावती, 1524–1564), Chandela-born queen and regent of the Gond kingdom of Garha-Katanga (Gondwana), ruled about 15 years, repelled Baz Bahadur, and died fighting Akbar's commander Asaf Khan in 1564.
Rani Gaidinliu
Rani Gaidinliu, also known as Gaidinliu, was a Naga freedom fighter from Manipur who led a movement against British rule and spent fourteen years in prison.
Rani Karnavati
Rani Karnavati was a Bundi-born princess who married Rana Sanga of Mewar and governed as regent for her son Vikramaditya until her death in 1535.
Rani ki Vav
Rani ki Vav (राणी की वाव), the Queen's Stepwell, is a seven-level stepwell at Patan, Gujarat, built by Queen Udayamati as a memorial to King Bhimadeva I.
Rani Mangammal
Rani Mangammal (மங்கம்மாள்) was queen regent of the Madurai Nayak kingdom in southern India, ruling from 1689 for her infant grandson and remembered for roads, temples, and charitable works.
Rani of Jhansi (माणिकर्णिका तांबे)
Rani Lakshmibai, born Manikarnika Tambe (माणिकर्णिका तांबे), was queen of Jhansi whose state was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse in 1853; she led resistance in the 1857 Rebellion, escaped the 1858 siege of Jhansi, and died in battle near Gwalior on 17 June 1858.
Rani Padmini
Rani Padmini, also called Padmavati, is a legendary queen consort of Chittor who, by tradition, performed jauhar during Alauddin Khalji's siege of 1303; most historians regard her as legendary.
Rani Rashmoni
Rani Rashmoni, also known as Rani Rasmani, was a Bengali businesswoman and zamindar who ran a wealthy estate and founded the Dakshineswar Kali Temple in 1855.
Rani Srikumar
Rani Srikumar, born in 1983, is an Indian politician and anaesthetist of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam who has represented Tenkasi in the Lok Sabha since 2024.
Rania Belkahia
Rania Belkahia is a French venture capital investor and Partner at EQT Ventures in Paris, where she drives the firm's deals in France; she previously co-founded Afrimarket.
Rania Khalek
Rania Khalek is a Lebanese-American journalist based in Beirut who hosts Dispatches and co-hosts BT Live on BreakThrough News, reporting on the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy.
Ranil Wickremesinghe (රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ)
Ranil Wickremesinghe (රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ), born 1949, UNP leader since 1994, six-time Sri Lankan prime minister, president 2022–2024 during the economic crisis and IMF program, arrested 2025.
Ranjan Gogoi
Ranjan Gogoi (रंजन गोगोई), 46th Chief Justice of India (2018-2019), first from northeast India; Ayodhya and RTI rulings, 2018 judges' press conference, 2019 harassment inquiry, Rajya Sabha nomination 2020.
Ranjeet Kumar Dass
Ranjeet Kumar Dass, born in 1965, is an Indian politician from Assam, a four-time BJP MLA who served as a minister, state party president, and Speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly.
Ranjeet Ranjan
Ranjeet Ranjan is an Indian politician and Indian National Congress member representing Chhattisgarh in the Rajya Sabha from 2022 to 2028, previously a Lok Sabha member from Bihar.
Ranjeev Puri
Ranjeev Puri is an American Democratic politician who represents Canton in the Michigan House of Representatives and serves as Minority Leader of its Democratic caucus.
Ranjit Cheema
Ranjit Cheema, also identified as Ranjit Singh Cheema, was a Canadian organized-crime figure based in Vancouver. He pleaded guilty in the United States in 2008 to involvement in an international drug-smuggling operation,.
Ranjit Dutta
Ranjit Dutta, born 1957, is an Indian BJP politician who has represented Sonitpur, Assam, in the Lok Sabha since 2024, after serving as an Assam minister from 2016 to 2021.
Ranjit Singh (ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ)
Ranjit Singh (ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ, 1780–1839), Sher-e-Punjab, founded the Sikh Empire: Sukerchakia misl leader who took Lahore in 1799, reigned as Maharaja 1801–1839, built an 85,000-strong army with Napoleonic officers, and ruled until his death.