Proper Nouns Lexicon

The Kanva dynasty was a short-lived Indian dynasty that ruled parts of northern India from the first century BCE to the early Common Era, succeeding the Shunga dynasty in the Gangetic region.

The Karakhanids were a Turkic dynasty that ruled large parts of Central Asia between the tenth and early thirteenth centuries. Their reign marked a significant stage in the political and cultural Islamization of Transoxiana.

The Karaweik is a mythical bird in Burmese culture, often depicted in art and mythology as a golden swan. It is emblematic of Myanmar and symbolizes beauty and purity.

Karma Kagyu is one of the major sub-schools of the Kagyu tradition in Tibetan Buddhism. Founded by the first Karmapa, Düsum Khyenpa, in the 12th century, it is known for its lineage of reincarnated Karmapas and its deep meditative practices.

The Karmapa is the spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, recognized as a perpetual reincarnation since the 12th century.

Karni Mata is a revered Hindu saint in Rajasthan, India, famous for the Deshnoke temple where thousands of sacred rats are protected and fed.

Kathiawar is a peninsula in western India, located in today’s state of Gujarat and bordered by the Arabian Sea.

Katyayani is a form of the Hindu goddess Durga, traditionally regarded as the sixth of the nine Navadurgas. At the Chausathi Jogini Temple in Hirapur, the name is also applied to nine fierce female figures placed in niches around the exterior of the circular enclosure.

Keonthal was a former princely state located in the western Himalayan hills, in present-day Himachal Pradesh in northern India. It remained one of the regional hill states until its integration into independent India.

Khafre (circa 2570-2544 BCE), also known as Chephren, was a pharaoh of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He is most famous for constructing the second pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx.