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El Greco El Greco real name Domenikos Theotokopoulos (1541-1614). Spanish painter, sculptor, and architect, born in Crete. He worked in Venice, possibly studying under Titian, and Rome, where he …
Thomas Gray Thomas Gray (1716-71), British poet who led a quiet scholarly life, mainly at Cambridge. He is known chiefly for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1751). …
Ruqayya Banu Ruqayya Banu, d. 1792, princess of Mysore. Daughter of Lala Mian, she was married to Tipu Sultan of Mysore in 1774. A brave and a courageous woman, …
Ruqaiya Begum Ruqaiya Begum, d. 1626. Mughal princess. Daughter of Humayun’s brother Hindal, she was the first wife of Akbar. She had no children, and brought up her husband’s …
Roopmati Roopmati, d. 1562. courtesan and poet. A favourite of Baz Bahadur, the ruler of Malwa, she was universally celebrated for her beauty and charm. After the defeat of …
Ruh Parwar Agha Ruh Parwar Agha, 1378, Bahinani princess. Sister of Sultan Ala-ud-Din Mujahid, who was murdered by his cousin, Daud, in 1378, she swore to revenge her murdered …
Rudramba Rudramba, d.1295, Kakatiya queen. Eldest daughter of Ganpatideva, the Kakatiya ruler of Warangal, she succeeded him to the throne on his death in 1262. Many chieftains resented a …
Leela Roy Leela Roy, 1900-70, .freedom fighter. Daughter of Girish Chandra Nag, a civil servant with nationalist sympathies, she was born in Goalrara, Assam. She had a brilliant educational …
