Raj
Appearance
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Raj or RAJ may refer to:
Indian history
[edit]- British Raj, the British rule in India from 1858 to 1947 (the territory sometimes being informally called the Indian Empire)
- Company Raj, the British East India Company rule in the Indian subcontinent
- Licence Raj or Permit Raj, the Indian system of elaborate licences and permits, regulations and accompanying red tape
- Mafia Raj (also Goonda Raj or Jungle Raj), where public property and funds are controlled by a criminalised nexus of politicians and business interests
Places
[edit]- Ráj, a village in the Czech Republic
- Raj, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
- Raj, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
- Raj, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
- Brazii (Hungarian: Raj), Arad County, Romania
- Rajasthan, a state of India
People
[edit]- Raj (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
- Thotakura Somaraju or Raj (c. 1954–2003), one-half of the Indian musical duo Raj–Koti
- Raj caste, a Hindu caste in India and Pakistan
Other uses
[edit]- Raj Comics, Indian comic book publisher
- Raj TV, a Tamil channel in Chennai, India
- Raj Engineering College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
- Rajasthani language
- Rajkot Airport, Gujarat, India
- Rajpipla railway station, Narmada district, Gujarat, India
- Russian State University of Justice, formerly known as the Russian Academy of Justice (RAJ)
- Raj, a program by Polish composer Przemysław Gintrowski