People

died 1800

Dhoondia Wagh was an Indian military adventurer who built a short-lived power base after the fall of Tipu Sultan. He gathered cavalry and supporters across Mysore […]

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Dianna Rogers, also known in later tradition as Tiana or Talihina Rogers, was an Old Settler Cherokee woman who moved west from the Cherokee homelands and […]

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133–193

Didius Julianus was Roman emperor for a brief period in AD 193 after purchasing the imperial title from the Praetorian Guard. His short reign exposed the […]

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1701 BCE–1591 BCE

Dinah was a daughter of Jacob and Leah whose story appears in Genesis. The violence at Shechem following her encounter with the local prince becomes a […]

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1795–1840

Dingane was king of the Zulu kingdom from 1828 to 1840 after participating in the assassination of his half-brother Shaka. His reign included conflict with Boer […]

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410 BCE–355 BCE

Dion of Syracuse was a Sicilian Greek aristocrat and political figure connected with Plato and the court of Dionysius II. His attempt to overthrow tyranny in […]

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398 BCE–344 BCE

Dionysius II was tyrant of Syracuse in the fourth century BC and son of Dionysius I. His unstable rule, conflict with Dion and relationship with Plato […]

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1793–1863

Dost Mohammad Khan was emir of Afghanistan and founder of the Barakzai dynasty’s rule in Kabul. His rivalry with Shah Shujah and negotiations with British and […]

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1838–1893

Duleep Singh I was the last maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He inherited the throne as a child amid factional conflict, lost sovereignty after the Anglo-Sikh […]

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