Society and history

Chalukyas of Vemulavada

The Chalukyas of Vemulavada (वेमुलवाड चालुक्य) were a Chalukya dynasty ruling the Sapadalaksha country, centered on Vemulavada in Karimnagar, as feudatories of the Rashtrakutas; at Arikesari II's court the poet Pampa wrote his Vikramarjuna Vijaya.

Cham Bani community

The Cham Bani community (Kaum Bani) is a syncretic Muslim community of the Cham people in south-central Vietnam, shaped by King Po Rome's reconciliation policy of 1627 to 1651.

Cham dance masks

Cham dance masks (Tibetan Cham, Bhutanese Cham) are ritual masks worn in Tibetan Buddhist masked dances across the Himalayas; carved or papier-mâché depictions of deities, protectors, animals, and Citipati skulls, consecrated before use.

Cham inscription of Po Nagar

The Cham inscriptions of Po Nagar are Sanskrit and Old Cham texts engraved on the Po Nagar temple at Nha Trang, Vietnam, recording temple foundations, royal offerings, and wars.

Cham invasions of Dai Viet under Che Bong Nga

The Cham invasions of Dai Viet under Che Bong Nga were seaborne attacks by Champa against Dai Viet between 1371 and 1390, repeatedly sacking the capital Thang Long.

Cham raids on Dai Viet under Che Bong Nga

The Cham raids on Dai Viet under Che Bong Nga were seaborne attacks by the Champa king against Dai Viet from 1371 to 1390, ending with his death.

Cham–Vietnamese War (1367–1390)

The Cham–Vietnamese War of 1367–1390 was the kingdom of Champa's last great offensive against Đại Việt, in which King Che Bong Nga repeatedly sacked the Vietnamese capital Thăng Long.

Chama Cha Mapinduzi

Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM, Party of the Revolution) is Tanzania's ruling party, formed 5 February 1977 from TANU and ASP; it has governed since 1961 and won every presidential election since multiparty politics began in 1992.

Chamadevi

Chamadevi (จามเทวี, Jamadevi) was the legendary first queen of Hariphunchai, present-day Lamphun, northern Thailand, and founder of a dynasty that ruled the city for five centuries.

Sep 27, 2026

Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy

Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, born 1974, in Suryapet, Telangana, is an Indian National Congress politician elected to the 18th Lok Sabha from the Bhongir constituency in 2024.

Chamar

Chamar (चमार) is a Dalit caste of northern India and the Nepal Terai, listed as a Scheduled Caste in statewise lists under India's Constitution. Distinct from unrelated namesakes, it is known for the Ad Dharm movement in Punjab and Chamar pride identity.

Oct 10, 2026

Chamarajendra Wadiyar X

Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (1863–1894) was Maharaja of Mysore who ruled from 1881 and founded the Mysore Representative Assembly, the first in an Indian princely state.

Chamarasa

Chamarasa (ಚಾಮರಸ) was a 15th-century Kannada Virashaiva (Lingayat) poet at the court of Vijayanagara's Praudha Devaraya, known for the Prabhulinga Leele on the saint Allamaprabhu.

Chamath Palihapitiya

Chamath Palihapitiya is a venture capital investor and former Facebook executive who leads Social Capital, founded in 2011, and sponsored a series of SPACs during the 2020–2021 boom.

Chamba State

Chamba State (चम्बा रियासत) was a princely state in the western Himalaya, ruled by a Rajput dynasty from the sixth century until its merger into India in 1948.

Chambelona War

The Chambelona War, also called La Chambelona, was a 1917 Cuban uprising in which the Liberal Party revolted against President Menocal's Conservative government over alleged fraud in the 1916 election.

Chamber of commerce

Chamber of commerce: a multi-sectoral business membership organization promoting local or regional commercial interests; first named in Marseille 1599; voluntary Anglo-American and compulsory continental European models exist worldwide.

Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)

Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados), lower house of Brazil's National Congress: 513 deputies, proportional representation, 4-year terms, created by the 1824 Constitution, seated in Brasília's Congresso Nacional, largest 2026 bloc PL with 121 seats.

Chamber of Deputies (Italy)

The Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei deputati) is the lower house of Italy's Parliament at Montecitorio, Rome: 400 deputies elected for five years, equal in power to the Senate under perfect bicameralism, reestablished by the 1948 Constitution after fascism abolished it in 1939.

Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)

Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados), lower house of Mexico's Congress of the Union: 500 deputies (300 single-member-district, 200 proportional), three-year terms, budget approval power, eight-point overrepresentation cap, 1917 constitutional origin.

Chamber of Deputies (Peru)

Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados), lower house of Peru's Congress: at least 130 deputies, five-year terms, 27 districts, restored by Law 31988, first seated July 2026.

Chamber of Horrors (Madame Tussauds)

Chamber of Horrors is Madame Tussauds London's criminal waxwork exhibit, begun in 1818, named by Punch in 1846, and reopened in October 2022 with figures of the Kray Twins, Christie, Haigh, Nilsen, Crippen, and Jack the Ripper.

Chamber of Princes

The Chamber of Princes (राजकुमार सभा), also known as the Narendra Mandal, was an advisory assembly of Indian princely rulers established by King George V in 1921.

Chamber of Representatives of Colombia

The Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) is Colombia's lower congressional chamber, created by the 1821 Constitution. 187 seats, four-year terms, territorial and special constituencies; it elects the Defensor del Pueblo and originates tax bills.

Chaminade High School

Chaminade High School is a Catholic Marianist all-boys college-preparatory school (grades 9-12) in Mineola, New York, founded 1930; about 1,700 students, 28 AP courses, $19,225 tuition, distinct from Chaminade College Preparatory in California.

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Chaminade University of Honolulu is a private Roman Catholic, Marianist university in Kaimuki, Honolulu, Hawaii, founded in 1955 as St. Louis Junior College and named for Father William Joseph Chaminade; WSCUC-accredited, NCAA Division II Silverswords, known for its Hawaii Guarantee tuition program and large nursing program.