Proper Nouns Lexicon

The Chola dynasty was a powerful South Indian dynasty that ruled from the 9th to the 13th century, known for its significant contributions to architecture, art, and administration.

Christ Pantocrator is an iconic depiction of Jesus Christ prevalent in Byzantine art, symbolizing his dual nature as divine and human

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian navigator and explorer. He is best known for crossing the Atlantic in 1492, leading to the European discovery of the Americas.

The Chudasama were an Indian regional dynasty that ruled parts of Saurashtra in western Gujarat from the 9th to the 15th century, with Junagadh as their main political centre.

Cis-Sutlej refers to the territories and princely states located on the British side of the Sutlej River in north-western India. The term is especially linked to the Sikh Cis-Sutlej states of Punjab, including Patiala, Nabha and Jind.

The Coffin Texts are a collection of funerary writings inscribed inside sarcophagi during Egypt's Middle Kingdom, intended to guide the deceased through the afterlife.

Confucius, born Kong Qiu, was an influential Chinese philosopher, born in 551 BC and died in 479 BC. He founded Confucianism, a philosophy focused on moral and social values.

Constantine (February 27, 272 - May 22, 337), also known as Constantine the Great or Constantine I, was a Roman Emperor who reigned from July 25, 306, to May 22, 337. He is renowned for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity and for founding the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul), which would become the new capital of the Roman Empire.

The Copper Age, also known as the Chalcolithic or Eneolithic, was a transitional period between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. It was characterised by the first use of copper metallurgy alongside the continued use of stone tools.

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual title given to the spiritual leader of the Tibetans, considered the reincarnation of the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteshvara. The current 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was born in 1935.