Proper Nouns Lexicon

The Emerald Buddha, or Phra Kaew Morakot, is a revered sacred statue located in Bangkok, while a similar Buddha is venerated as Preah Keo Morakot in Phnom Penh's Silver Pagoda.

Eusebi Güell (1846-1918) was a Catalan industrialist and patron known for his support of Antoni Gaudí and for funding numerous architectural projects in Barcelona.

Fujian is a coastal province in southeastern China, known for its rich cultural heritage and picturesque landscapes.

Gadara, now known as Umm Qais, was a prosperous city of the Decapolis, a league of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. Located in modern-day Jordan, it is renowned for its ancient ruins and rich cultural heritage.

The Gaekwad dynasty, part of the Maratha confederacy, ruled the princely state of Baroda from the 18th century until India’s independence in 1947.

The Gahadavalas were a medieval Hindu dynasty that ruled a significant part of northern India between the eleventh and early thirteenth centuries, mainly in the Middle Ganges region, with Varanasi and Kannauj as major political and religious centres.

The term Gajapati refers both to a royal title and to the dynasty that ruled much of present-day Odisha from the late fifteenth to the mid-sixteenth century, with its political center at Cuttack.

Gandhara was a historical region located in present-day northern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, known as a major center of Buddhist culture and Greco-Buddhist art from the 1st century BCE to the 5th century CE.

Ganesh, also known as Ganesha, is a major deity in Hinduism, recognizable by his elephant head. He is worshipped as the god of wisdom, obstacles, and new beginnings.

The Ganga dynasties were influential royal families that ruled different parts of India between the 4th and 15th centuries, notably in the southern and eastern regions.