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Cornstalk

Cornstalk (Hokoleskwa), who died in 1777, was a Shawnee leader of the Ohio Country known for commanding at the Battle of Point Pleasant and advocating neutrality in the Revolution.

Cornwall Capital

Cornwall Capital is a New York investment firm founded by Jamie Mai in 2003, known for turning $110,000 into tens of millions shorting subprime CDOs before the 2008 crisis.

Coromandel International

Coromandel International is an Indian agri-inputs company and Murugappa Group flagship, incorporated in 1961, that makes phosphatic fertilizers and crop protection chemicals and runs over 1,200 agri-retail stores.

Coronado expedition

The Coronado expedition (Expedición de Francisco Vázquez de Coronado) was a large Spanish expedition led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado from 1540 to 1542, seeking the Seven Cities of Cíbola.

Coronation

Coronation: the rite of crowning, anointing, and investing a new monarch with regalia. Dunstan's 973 service structure survives in the UK, the only European monarchy retaining coronations; oath, anointing, St Edward's Crown, Charles III 2023.

Coronation at Jebel Barkal

The coronation at Jebel Barkal was the royal accession ritual of the Napatan kings of Kush, performed from the 8th century BC at Napata, modern Karima in Sudan.

Coronation of Agha Mohammad Khan

The coronation of Agha Mohammad Khan (تاجگذاری آقامحمدخان قاجار) was the March 1796 ceremony on the Mughan plain at which the Qajar chief crowned himself shah of Iran.

Coronation of Ardashir I

The Coronation of Ardashir I (تاج‌گذاری اردشیر بابکان) marked Ardashir I's accession as first Sasanian king of kings after defeating the Parthian Ardavan V in 224.

Coronation of Bokassa I and Catherine

Coronation of Bokassa I and Catherine: 4 December 1977 ceremony in Bangui where the Central African ruler crowned himself emperor and his wife empress, a Napoleon-inspired event costing $20-25 million, largely French-financed.

Coronation of Charles III and Camilla

Coronation of Charles III and Camilla, 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey, first British coronation since 1953; Charles crowned 40th monarch there with St Edward's Crown, Camilla with reused Queen Mary's Crown, new oath and Homage of the People.

Coronation of Elizabeth II

Coronation of Elizabeth II: crowned at Westminster Abbey, London, 2 June 1953, first televised British coronation ceremony; eight-hour BBC live broadcast drove TV ownership to 3.2 million homes by 1954.

Coronation of Gia Long

The Coronation of Gia Long was Nguyen Anh's 1802 enthronement as ruler of Vietnam, when he proclaimed the era name Gia Long and opened the Nguyen dynasty.

Coronation of Harsha

The coronation of Harsha (हर्ष का राज्याभिषेक) marked Harshavardhana's rise to sole rule over northern India after his brother's murder, with formal coronation in 612 CE.

Coronation of Krishnadevaraya

The coronation of Krishnadevaraya (कृष्णदेवराय पट्टाभिषेक) enthroned him as emperor of Vijayanagara on 8 August 1509, weeks after he succeeded his half-brother Vira Narasimha Raya and began a reign that brought the empire to its zenith.

Coronation of Le Loi and founding of the Later Le dynasty

The coronation of Le Loi took place in 1428 at Kinh Thien Palace in Hanoi, where he became emperor, founded the Later Le dynasty, and restored Dai Viet.

Coronation of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Coronation of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (تاج‌گذاری محمدرضا پهلوی), 26 October 1967 at Golestan Palace, Tehran: the shah's self-coronation with the Pahlavi Crown and the first crowning of an empress, Farah Pahlavi, in Iranian history.

Coronation of Nader Shah at the Plain of Moghan

The coronation of Nader Shah at the Plain of Moghan (دشت مغان) was the March 1736 ceremony proclaiming Nader Shah of Iran, ending Safavid rule.

Coronation of Nader Shah on the Mughan plain

The coronation of Nader Shah on the Mughan plain (تاجگذاری نادرشاه در مغان) was the 1736 ceremony at which Nader Shah accepted the crown of Iran, ending Safavid rule.

Coronation of Norodom

The coronation of Norodom crowned him king of Cambodia at Oudong on June 3, 1864, after the French forced Siam to return the royal regalia, with both powers represented.

Coronation of Przemysł II

The coronation of Przemysł II (Koronacja Przemysła II) made the Greater Poland duke king of Poland at Gniezno Cathedral on 26 June 1295, the first Polish royal coronation since 1076.

Coronation of Ranjit Singh

The coronation of Ranjit Singh was the durbar at Lahore on Baisakhi, 12 April 1801, where Baba Sahib Singh Bedi proclaimed him Maharaja of the Punjab.

Coronation of Shivaji

The Coronation of Shivaji (शिवराज्याभिषेक, Shivrajyabhishek) was the 1674 ceremony at Raigad fort where Shivaji was crowned a sovereign Hindu king, taking the title Chhatrapati.

Coronation of Stefan Dušan as Emperor

The coronation of Stefan Dušan as emperor (Проглашење Стефана Душана за цара) crowned the Serbian king "Emperor of Serbs and Greeks" in Skopje on Easter, 16 April 1346.

Coronation of Stephen I of Hungary

The coronation of Stephen I of Hungary (I. István koronázása) made the grand prince Stephen king of Hungary at Christmas 1000 or 1 January 1001, probably in Esztergom.

Coronation of Tewodros II

The coronation of Tewodros II crowned Kassa Hailu as emperor of Ethiopia on 11 February 1855 at the church of Derasge Mariam, two days after his victory at the Battle of Derasge.

Coronation of the British monarch

Coronation of the British monarch: the UK's Westminster Abbey crowning rite, the only surviving European coronation, dating to 973; oath, anointing, regalia; latest was Charles III, 6 May 2023.

Coronation of the Thai monarch

The coronation of the Thai monarch, known in Thai as พระราชพิธีบรมราชาภิเษก, anoints a new King of Thailand with consecrated water and regalia, blending Hindu Brahmanical rites with Buddhist observances.

Coronation of Tiridates I in Rome

The coronation of Tiridates I in Rome (تاج‌گذاری تیرداد یکم در رم) was Nero's 66 CE crowning of the Parthian prince as king of Armenia in the Forum Romanum.

Coronation of Wenceslaus II as King of Poland

The Coronation of Wenceslaus II as King of Poland (Koronacja Wacława II na króla Polski) took place at Gniezno cathedral in 1300, when the Bohemian king Wenceslaus II was crowned by Archbishop Jakub Świnka.

Coronation of Władysław I Łokietek

The coronation of Władysław I Łokietek (Koronacja Władysława Łokietka) was the ceremony of 20 January 1320 in Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, ending Poland's fragmentation into duchies.