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Pratt, Richard Henry
(Encyclopedia)Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840–1924, American soldier and educator, b. Rushford, N.Y. He served in the Union army during the Civil War and then in the Indian wars in the West, where he became interested...Congress party
(Encyclopedia)Congress party: see Indian National Congress. ...Chagos Archipelago
(Encyclopedia)Chagos Archipelago: see British Indian Ocean Territory. ...Chandragupta I and II
(Encyclopedia)Chandragupta I and II, Indian emperors. See Gupta. ...lionfish
(Encyclopedia)lionfish, common name for a genus (Pterois) of the family Scorpaenidae (see rockfish), comprising venomous subtropical marine fish native to the South Pacific, the Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea. Nativ...Rao, P. V. Narasimha
(Encyclopedia)Rao, P. V. Narasimha (Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao) päˌmo͝oləpärˈtē vĕnkätˈə näräsˈĭmhə rou [key], 1921–2004, Indian politician, prime minister of India (1991–96), b. Hyderaba...Bengaluru
(Encyclopedia)Bengaluru băng-gəlôrˈ [key], city (2021 pop. 5,104,047; est. pop. metropolitan area 12,327,000), ...King George's War
(Encyclopedia)King George's War: see French and Indian Wars. ...King William's War
(Encyclopedia)King William's War: see French and Indian Wars. ...Queen Anne's War
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