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Letter R

This section is home to entries beginning with the letter R, covering themes like revolutionary movements, remarkable discoveries in research, and the beauty of renaissance art. Whether you're interested in reading about global religions or the structure of governmental regimes, this part of the index has it all.

RAI BULAR

RAI BULAR, a Muhammadan noble of the Bhatti clan, was during the latter half of the fifteenth century the chief...

RAI SINGH

RAI SINGH, son of Lakhmir Singh of Amritsar and a leader of the Bharigi family, captured, together with his brother...

RAI SINGH 2

RAI SINGH (d. 1809), one of the leaders of the Karorsinghia misi, was the son of Matab Singh of Mirarikot...

RAI SINGH 3

RAI SINGH was one of the Chali Mukte, the Forty Liberated Ones, who fell fighting for Guru Gobind Singh in...

RAIKOT

RAIKOT (300 N, 75°37`E), a municipal town in Ludhiana district, is sacred to Guru Gobind Singh. He came here on...

RAILI

RAILI, a small village 12 km from Sirhind (30° 37`N. 76° 23`E) in Fatehgarh Sahib district, claims a historical shrine...

RAILON

RAILON, village 9 km to the southeast of Bassi Pathanari (30° 42`N, 76° 25`E) in Fatehgarh Sahib district, was, according...

RAIPUR

RAIPUR, a village in Patiala district claims a historical shrine called Gurdwara Mariji Sahib Patshahi Naumi. Guru Tegh Bahadur visited...

RAIPUR RANI

RAIPUR RANI, a large village on the left bank of the River Tarigri, 42 km from Chandigarh (3()" 44`N, `76°...

RAJ BANSO

RAJ BANSO (d. 1835). daughter of Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra and sister of Ram Mahitab Devi, was married to...

RAJ DEVI, RAM

RAJ DEVI, RAM (d. 1839), daughter of Miari Padam Singh, a Rajput, was married to Maharaja Ranjit Singh. She immolated...

RAJ KAREGA KHALSA

RAJ KAREGA KHALSA, lit. "the Khalsa shall rule," a phrase expressive of the will of the Sikh people to sovereignty,...

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