Proper Nouns Lexicon

Saladin, born in 1137 in Tikrit and died in 1193 in Damascus, was the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. He is renowned for recapturing Jerusalem during the Crusades.

Salastambha is regarded as the founder of the Mlechchha dynasty, also known as the Salastambha dynasty, which ruled the kingdom of Kamarupa in Assam between the seventh and tenth centuries. His reign marks a political transition after the end of the Varman dynasty and the shift of power toward Haruppeshvara, generally associated with the Tezpur region.

Saluva refers to the second ruling dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India. It ruled briefly from about 1485 to 1505, during a political transition between the Sangama and Tuluva dynasties.

Born on October 21, 1948, Salvador González Escalona is a celebrated Cuban artist known for his mural paintings and sculptures, marked by a vibrant and colorful style.

The Samanids were a Persian dynasty that ruled much of Transoxiana and Khorasan from the 9th to the 10th century. Known for their patronage of the arts, culture, and Islamic architecture, they left a significant cultural legacy.

Samrat Yantra

The Samrat Yantra is a massive stone sundial located in the Jantar Mantar observatories in India. Built in the 18th century by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, it is one of the most precise astronomical instruments of its time.

The Sandhawalia were a prominent Sikh lineage in Punjab, associated with the military aristocracy of the Sikh confederacy and the political elite of the early nineteenth century.

Sangam refers to a series of ancient literary assemblies held in South India, credited with producing the earliest known Tamil-language texts. These royal academies gave their name to a culturally rich historical period.

Sangama refers to the first dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire, founded in 1336 in southern India. It ruled until the late fifteenth century and laid the political, military, religious and urban foundations of one of the most powerful medieval states in South India.

The Sanjaya dynasty ruled the ancient kingdom of Mataram, located in central Java, Indonesia, from the 8th to the 10th century. The dynasty is known for its influence in promoting Hinduism and its contributions to religious architecture.