Proper Nouns Lexicon

The Khmer Rouge was a communist political and military movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. Led by Pol Pot, the regime is responsible for the deaths of nearly two million people through executions, famine, and forced labor.

Khufu (circa 2589-2566 BCE), also known as Cheops, was a pharaoh of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He is best known for constructing the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

King Norodom (1834-1904) was the first modern monarch of Cambodia under French protection. His reign, from 1860 to 1904, marked a pivotal period in the country's history, during which he played a crucial role in preserving the Cambodian monarchy.

The Kingdom of Cochin was a princely state in southwestern India, centered around modern-day Kochi in Kerala. Situated at a maritime crossroads, it played a key role in the religious and colonial history of the Malabar coast.

The Kingdom of Kerma, located in present-day Sudan, was one of the earliest urbanized civilizations in Nubia, thriving between 2500 and 1500 BCE.

 The Kingdom of Punt, a mysterious land of wealth, was known to the ancient Egyptians for its precious and exotic resources, engaging in trade as early as the third millennium BCE.

The Koch dynasty was a ruling house of north-eastern South Asia, active mainly from the sixteenth century onward. Emerging from the political landscape of Kamata, it controlled territories in present-day northern West Bengal, western Assam and neighbouring regions. Its history is closely connected with the kingdom of Cooch Behar, regional power struggles, Mughal expansion and later British paramountcy.

The Konbaung Dynasty, established in 1752 by Alaungpaya, was the last royal lineage of Myanmar before British colonization. It is noted for expanding Burmese territory and its complex interactions with neighboring colonial powers.

Krishna is a major deity in Hinduism, revered as an incarnation of Vishnu. He is famous for his teachings in the Bhagavad Gita and his heroic and romantic exploits in the Puranas.

Kulasekhara Chera is a historiographical name used for the Chera Perumals of Mahodayapuram, a medieval dynasty of Kerala active mainly between the ninth and early twelfth centuries. The term refers to a lineage that evoked the legacy of the ancient Chera, but it is now often replaced by the more precise designation Chera Perumal.