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Chakma people
The Chakmas are a Buddhist ethnic community of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, with populations in Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Myanmar; historically a kingdom, reduced to a Circle under British rule, affected by the 1947 partition award to Pakistan and the 1997 CHT Accord.
Chakobsa (Dune)
Chakobsa is the fictional Fremen language of Frank Herbert's Dune, named after a real Circassian hunting language but built from Romani, Serbo-Croatian, and Arabic; David Peterson expanded it into a full conlang for Villeneuve's films.
Chakra
A chakra (Sanskrit cakra, 'wheel') is, in Hindu and Buddhist tantric texts, a visualized center of the subtle body where mantras and deities are installed during yoga practice.
Chakradhwaj Singha
Chakradhwaj Singha (চক্রধ্বজ সিংহ) was a king of the Ahom kingdom in Assam who reigned from 1663 to 1670 and recaptured Guwahati from the Mughals in 1667.
Chakrapanidatta
Chakrapanidatta (चक्रपाणिदत्त) was an 11th-century Indian physician and Sanskrit scholar at the court of the Gauda king Nayapala, known for his commentary on the Carakasamhita.
Chakri dynasty (ราชวงศ์จักรี)
Chakri dynasty (ราชวงศ์จักรี), Thailand's reigning royal house, founded 1782 by Rama I in Bangkok after Taksin's fall; ten Rama kings, Chakri Reformation, absolute rule ended 1932, current monarch Rama X.
Chakri Reformation
The Chakri Reformation was a series of administrative, fiscal, and legal reforms in Siam (now Thailand) under King Chulalongkorn, launched in response to Western colonial expansion in the late nineteenth century.
Chaktomuk kingdom
The Chaktomuk kingdom (នគរចតុមុខ) was the post-Angkor Cambodian state founded by King Ponhea Yat, who moved his court to Phnom Penh after Angkor fell to Siam in 1431.
Chalavadi Narayanaswamy
Chalavadi Narayanaswamy (T. Narayanaswamy), BJP Dalit leader and MLC since 2022, is Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council from 24 July 2024; a former four-decade Congress worker who joined BJP in 2018.
Chalcedonian Christianity
Chalcedonian Christianity, also called Chalcedonianism, is the family of churches accepting the Council of Chalcedon's 451 definition of Christ as one person in two natures.
Chalcedonian Definition
The Chalcedonian Definition, also known as the Definition of Chalcedon or Chalcedonian creed, is the dogmatic statement on the person of Christ adopted at the Council of Chalcedon in 451.
Chalcedonian schism
The Chalcedonian schism, also called the Monophysite controversy, is the split in Christianity that began when churches rejected the Council of Chalcedon's 451 definition of Christ.
Chalco
Chalco was a confederation of altepetl, city-states in the fertile southeastern Valley of Mexico, which the Triple Alliance subdued after a long war ending by 1465.
Chalco wars
The Chalco wars (Guerras contra Chalco) were decades of fighting between the Mexica of Tenochtitlan and the Chalca confederation, ending with Chalco's conquest in 1465 under Moctezuma I.
Chalcolithic
Chalcolithic (Copper Age, Eneolithic): archaeological period between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age, defined regionally (southern Levant c. 4700/4500-3700/3600 cal BC), when copper metallurgy first appeared alongside stone tools.
Chalcuchima
Chalcuchima, also known as Challkuchima, was a senior Inca general who served Atahualpa in the civil war against Huáscar, defeating and capturing him near Cuzco before his own execution in 1533.
Chaldean Catholic Church
The Chaldean Catholic Church, or Chaldean Church, is an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with Rome, prevalent in Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon, and led by the Patriarch of Baghdad.
Chaldean dynasty
The Chaldean dynasty, also called the Neo-Babylonian dynasty, was the last dynasty of independent Babylonia, founded by Nabopolassar in 626 BC and ended by Cyrus the Great in 539 BC.
Chalermsuk Yugala (เฉลิมศึกยุคล)
Chalermsuk Yugala (เฉลิมศึกยุคล), Thai royal and Royal Thai Army General, CBRN defense specialist, UN chemical weapons inspector in Iraq (UNSCOM 1991, UNMOVIC 2002-2003), elevated to Phra Ong Chao on 16 June 2024.
Chalice
A chalice is a footed cup used to hold the wine at the Christian Eucharist, the only vessel named in all four Gospel accounts of the institution.
Chaling School
The Chaling School (茶陵诗派) was a mid-Ming poetic school formed around the statesman and poet Li Dongyang, named for his native Chaling in Hunan; it venerated the High Tang and modeled on Du Fu.
Chalisa famine
The Chalisa famine (चालीसा) was a famine of 1783 across northern India, caused by monsoon failure and ranked more severe than the 1770 Bengal famine.
Challe Offensive
The Challe Offensive (Plan Challe) was a series of large-scale French military operations in Algeria from 1959 to 1960, led by General Maurice Challe to destroy ALN field units.
Challenge (TV channel)
Challenge is a British free-to-air game show channel owned by Sky, launched 3 February 1997 as a rebrand of The Family Channel, formerly owned by Flextech and Virgin Media Television, airing Bullseye, The Chase, and classic ITV game show archives.
Challenge coin
Challenge coin: a small insignia-bearing medallion, about silver-dollar size, carried by military unit members and used in coin checks; origins disputed between World War I, Vietnam, and 1960s Special Forces stories.
Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology (Chalmers tekniska högskola), Gothenburg private technical university founded 1829 from William Chalmers' bequest; foundation-owned since 1994; 11,000 students; QS 165; Sweden's first industry-access quantum computer.
Chalukya dynasty (ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ ರಾಜವಂಶ)
Chalukya dynasty (ಚಾಲುಕ್ಯ ರಾಜವಂಶ), also Calukya: three related Indian dynasties ruling the Deccan and south India, c. 543–1189 CE, from capitals Badami, Vengi, and Kalyani, known for Pulakeshin II's defeat of Harsha and Vesara temple architecture.
Chalukya dynasty of Badami
The Chalukya dynasty of Badami (चालुक्य वंश) was a Deccan Indian royal house founded in 543 CE by Pulakeshin I, with its capital at Badami (Vatapi).
Chalukya-Bhima I
Chalukya-Bhima I (चालुक्य भीम प्रथम) was an Eastern Chalukya king of Vengi who reigned from 892 to 921, restoring Vengi's independence after a Rashtrakuta occupation.
Chalukya-Chola dynasty
The Chalukya-Chola dynasty (சாளுக்க-சோழர்) was the royal line that ruled the Chola empire from 1070, when Kulottunga I united the Cholas of Tanjavur with the Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi.