Roztocze: …and its highest peaks are Rogaty Goraj (1,280 feet [390 metres]) and Wapielnia (1,263 feet [385 metres]). The range provides a number of scenic views and is composed of forested terrain indented with deep gorges and streams overflowing slabs of limestone. A few small towns are located in the region.…

Seth Rogen is a Canadian comic actor and screenwriter who won over audiences as a charismatic buffoon in a number of box-office hits, including Knocked Up (2007). Rogen was born to liberal Jewish parents. At age 13 he began doing stand-up on the local comedy-club circuit alongside performers more

Roger was a Norman duke of Apulia from 1085 to 1111, son of Robert Guiscard. His succession to his father’s lands and title in 1085 led to a conflict with his half brother Bohemond de Hauteville. (See Bohemond I). Roger was the son of Robert Guiscard by Robert’s second marriage—to Sigelgaita,

Roger was the Norman ruler (1112–19) of the Crusader state of Antioch during the period of its greatest power. The son of Prince Richard of Salerno, he succeeded his uncle Tancred as regent in 1112. He forestalled a Seljuq Turkish attempt to reconquer Syria by his victory in the Battle of Danith

Michael Moore: …Moore filmed his first documentary, Roger & Me (1989), which chronicles the effects of unemployment in Flint due to the closing of two General Motors (GM) factories and the company’s longer-term policy of downsizing. At the centre of the film were Moore’s “in-your-face” efforts to gain an audience with GM’s…

In 1967 Roger Ebert became the chief film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, a position he held for more than 40 years. During that time he became, in 1975, the first person to receive a Pulitzer Prize for film criticism, and he became one of the best-known American film critics through the

Virginia Woolf: Late work: Though convinced that Roger Fry (1940) was more granite than rainbow, Virginia congratulated herself on at least giving back to Vanessa “her Roger.”

Roger I was the count of Sicily from 1072. He was the last son of the second marriage of Tancred of Hauteville. Roger went to Italy in 1057 to aid his brother Robert Guiscard in his conquest of Calabria from the Byzantines (1060). They began the conquest of Sicily from various Muslim rulers in 1061

Roger II was the grand count of Sicily (1105–30) and king of the Norman kingdom of Sicily (1130–54). He also incorporated the mainland territories of Calabria in 1122 and Apulia in 1127. Roger was the son of Count Roger I of Sicily and his third wife, Adelaide of Savona. He succeeded his elder

Roger Malvin’s Burial, short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, first published in 1832 in the periodical The Token and collected in Mosses from an Old Manse (1846). Based on an actual occurrence, the story is less concerned with historical narrative than with real or obsessive guilt, a theme to which

Roger Of Hoveden was an English chronicler and historian of the reigns of Henry II and Richard I, whose report on the years 1148 to 1170 is one of the few authentic accounts of the period. Little is known about Roger’s background; he was probably born at Howden, a village in Yorkshire, and probably

Roger Of Hoveden was an English chronicler and historian of the reigns of Henry II and Richard I, whose report on the years 1148 to 1170 is one of the few authentic accounts of the period. Little is known about Roger’s background; he was probably born at Howden, a village in Yorkshire, and probably

Ruggiero di Lauria was an Italian admiral in the service of Aragon and Sicily who won important naval victories over the French Angevins (house of Anjou) in the war between France and Aragon over the possession of Sicily in the 1280s. Lauria, who was taken from Italy about 1262, grew up at the

Roger of Pont l’Évêque was an archbishop of York and adviser of King Henry II of England, who supported the King in his dispute with Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury. With Becket, he was, as a young man, member of the household of Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury. He was archdeacon of

United Kingdom: Matilda and Stephen: …concentrated in the hands of Roger, bishop of Salisbury, and his family. One of Roger’s nephews was bishop of Ely, and another was bishop of Lincoln. This was resented by the Beaumont family, headed by the Earl of Leicester, and their allies, who formed a powerful court faction. They planned…

wandering Jew: The medieval English chronicler Roger of Wendover describes in his Flores historiarum how an archbishop from Greater Armenia, visiting England in 1228, reported that there was in Armenia a man formerly called Cartaphilus who claimed he had been Pontius Pilate’s doorkeeper and had struck Jesus on his way to…

Abemama Atoll, coral atoll of the northern Gilbert Islands, part of Kiribati, in the west-central Pacific Ocean. Capt. Charles Bishop, who reached the atoll in 1799, named it Roger Simpson Island for one of his associates. Seat of the area’s ruling family in the 19th century, the atoll was the site

Roger Staubach is an American collegiate and professional gridiron football quarterback who was an important factor in the establishment of the National Football League (NFL) Dallas Cowboys as a dominant team in the 1970s. Staubach played college football at the U.S. Naval Academy (1962–65), where

Rhode Island: Education: …Institute of Technology (Warwick; 1940), Roger Williams University (Bristol; 1948), and the Community College of Rhode Island (1960), which has campuses throughout the state.

Clement VI was the pope from 1342 to 1352. Abbot of the Benedictine monasteries at Fécamp and La Chaise-Dieu, France, he became archbishop of Sens in 1329 and of Rouen in 1330. He was made cardinal in 1338 by Pope Benedict XII, whom he succeeded, being consecrated at Avignon on May 19, 1342. His

nondirective psychotherapy, an approach to the treatment of mental disorders that aims primarily toward fostering personality growth by helping individuals gain insight into and acceptance of their feelings, values, and behaviour. The function of the therapist is to extend consistent, warm,

Rogers, city, Benton county, northwestern Arkansas, U.S. It lies about 20 miles (32 km) north of Fayetteville, near the Beaver Dam and Lake, in the Ozark Mountains. B.F. Sikes, who owned the original town site, gave a right-of-way to the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway. The community, founded in

civil service: Appointment: In the United States, the Rogers Act of 1924 unified the overseas service itself, but the civil servants of the State Department in Washington, D.C., continued to be regarded as part of the federal civil service.

Toronto: Cultural life: …Centre (1999), and the modern Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome) stadium (1989), a multipurpose complex, houses both the Argonauts (Canadian football) and the Blue Jays (baseball). Toronto is the home of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Challenger disaster: …Space Administration (NASA) and a commission appointed by U.S. Pres. Ronald Reagan and chaired by former secretary of state William Rogers followed. Other members of the commission included astronauts Neil Armstrong and Sally Ride, test pilot Chuck Yeager

Rogers Pass, gap between the Hermit and Sir Donald ranges of the Selkirk Mountains, in Glacier National Park, southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It was named for Major A.B. Rogers, who explored it in 1881 while searching for a practicable route for the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Rogers v. Paul, case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on December 6, 1965, ruled (5–0) that an Arkansas school board’s gradual desegregation plan—which desegregated one grade per year and limited classes offered at the African American schools—was unconstitutional. At issue in Rogers was the

Adela Rogers St. Johns was an American journalist, novelist, and screenwriter best known as a reporter for Hearst newspapers and for her interviews of motion picture stars. The daughter of a noted criminal lawyer, St. Johns often went to courtrooms in her youth. She began her career in journalism,

New York City Marathon: …record nine times, and American Bill Rogers holds the men’s record with four wins.

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: …19, 2017, Las Vegas, Nevada), Bobby Rogers (b. February 19, 1940, Detroit—d. March 3, 2013, Southfield, Michigan), Ronnie White (b. April 5, 1939, Detroit—d. August 26, 1995, Detroit), and Claudette Rogers (b. June 20, 1942, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.). Whether writing for fellow artists Mary Wells, the Temptations, or Marvin…

Bruce Rogers was a typographer and book designer, highly influential in fine book design in the United States during the early 20th century. Trained as an artist, Rogers began as an illustrator for an Indianapolis newspaper. In 1895 he moved to Boston, where he met a number of men who were

Carl Rogers was an American psychologist who originated the nondirective, or client-centred, approach to psychotherapy, emphasizing a person-to-person relationship between the therapist and the client (formerly known as the patient), who determines the course, speed, and duration of treatment.

Carl Rogers was an American psychologist who originated the nondirective, or client-centred, approach to psychotherapy, emphasizing a person-to-person relationship between the therapist and the client (formerly known as the patient), who determines the course, speed, and duration of treatment.

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: August 26, 1995, Detroit), and Claudette Rogers (b. June 20, 1942, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.). Whether writing for fellow artists Mary Wells, the Temptations, or Marvin Gaye or performing with the Miracles, singer-lyricist-arranger-producer Robinson created songs that were supremely balanced between the joy and pain of love. At once playful…

Edith Nourse Rogers was an American public official, longtime U.S. congressional representative from Massachusetts, perhaps most remembered for her work with veterans affairs. Edith Nourse was educated at Rogers Hall School in Lowell, Massachusetts, and at Madame Julien’s School in Paris. In 1907

Fred Rogers was an American television host, producer, minister, and writer best known for Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (1968–2001), an educational children’s show that aired on public television. Following graduation (1951) from Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, with a degree in musical

Fred Rogers was an American television host, producer, minister, and writer best known for Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (1968–2001), an educational children’s show that aired on public television. Following graduation (1951) from Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, with a degree in musical

Ginger Rogers was an American stage and film dancer and actress who was noted primarily as the partner of Fred Astaire in a series of motion-picture musicals. McMath was given the nickname Ginger, which was based on a cousin’s failed attempts to pronounce Virginia. Her parents divorced when she was

Little Anthony and the Imperials: …1941, Brooklyn), Tracy Lord, and Nat Rogers (byname of Glouster Rogers).

Harriet Burbank Rogers was an educator and pioneer in the oral method of instruction of the deaf in the United States. After graduating from Massachusetts State Normal School (now Framingham State College) in 1851, Rogers taught at several schools in Massachusetts. Her prominence as an American

Henry Darwin Rogers was an American structural geologist who contributed much to the theory of mountain building through his studies of the geology of Pennsylvania. At 21 Rogers was professor of chemistry and natural philosophy at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. In 1835 he became professor of

Mark Twain: Literary maturity of Mark Twain: …by a Standard Oil executive, Henry Huttleston Rogers, who undertook to put Clemens’s financial house in order. Clemens assigned his property, including his copyrights, to Olivia, announced the failure of his publishing house, and declared personal bankruptcy. In 1894, approaching his 60th year, Samuel Clemens was forced to repair his…

Ibram X. Kendi is an American author, historian, and activist who studies and writes about racism and antiracism in the United States. Through his books and speeches, he argues that racist policies and ideas are deeply ingrained in American society. He was born Ibram Henry Rogers to parents who

John Rogers was a religious Reformer and the first Protestant martyr of the English queen Mary I’s reign. He was the editor of the English Bible published (1537) under the pseudonym Thomas Matthew. A graduate of the University of Cambridge (1526), he was made rector of Holy Trinity, Queenhithe,

John Rogers was a Fifth Monarchist leader in Cromwellian England. The second son of an Anglican vicar, Rogers studied at King’s College, Cambridge. From 1643 to 1647 he taught and preached in Huntingdonshire and then, following his Presbyterian ordination, was appointed rector of Purleigh, Essex.

Kenny Rogers was an American country music singer known for his raspy voice and multiple hits such as “Lady,” “The Gambler,” “Lucille,” and “Through the Years.” Rogers grew up poor in a Houston housing project. In 1956, while in high school, he started his first band, the Scholars. He performed

Kenny Rogers was an American country music singer known for his raspy voice and multiple hits such as “Lady,” “The Gambler,” “Lucille,” and “Through the Years.” Rogers grew up poor in a Houston housing project. In 1956, while in high school, he started his first band, the Scholars. He performed

Mary Joseph Rogers was the founder of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, popularly called the Maryknoll Sisters, an American religious congregation devoted specifically to foreign mission work. She was graduated in 1905 from Smith College, Northampton, Mass., where she had been encouraged by

Mary Joseph Rogers was the founder of the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, popularly called the Maryknoll Sisters, an American religious congregation devoted specifically to foreign mission work. She was graduated in 1905 from Smith College, Northampton, Mass., where she had been encouraged by

Mount Rogers, highest point in Virginia, U.S., reaching an elevation of 5,729 feet (1,746 meters). It is located in the Iron Mountains (a segment of the Appalachian Mountains), within Jefferson National Forest in the southwestern part of the state, 12 miles (19 km) south of Marion, on the border

Little Anthony and the Imperials: …1941, Brooklyn), Tracy Lord, and Nat Rogers (byname of Glouster Rogers).

Public Enemy: …1959, Long Island, New York), Terminator X (original name Norman Lee Rogers; b. August 25, 1966, New York City), and Professor Griff (original name Richard Griffin; b. August 1, 1960, Long Island).

Richard Rogers was an Italian-born British architect noted for what he described as “celebrating the components of the structure.” His high-tech approach is most evident in the Pompidou Centre (1971–77) in Paris, which he designed with the Italian architect Renzo Piano. Rogers studied at the

Richard Rogers was an Italian-born British architect noted for what he described as “celebrating the components of the structure.” His high-tech approach is most evident in the Pompidou Centre (1971–77) in Paris, which he designed with the Italian architect Renzo Piano. Rogers studied at the

Robert Rogers was an American frontier soldier who raised and commanded a militia force, known as Rogers’s Rangers, which won wide repute during the French and Indian War (1754–63). A unique corps of 600 frontiersmen who successfully adapted Indian techniques to their fighting, Rogers’s Rangers

deindividuation: The role of accountability: …American psychologists Steven Prentice-Dunn and Ronald Rogers reformulated Diener’s theory by introducing the distinction between public and private self-awareness in deindividuated contexts. Public self-awareness is said to decrease as a result of anonymity, so that people become less aware of how they appear publicly to others. Anonymous individuals, for example,…

Roy Rogers was an American cowboy actor-singer who starred in some 90 motion pictures and over 100 episodes of a weekly television show from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s and reigned as king of the cowboys. The quintessential "good guy in a white hat," he subdued villains by shooting the guns

Samuel Rogers was an English poet, best remembered as a witty conversationalist and as a friend of greater poets. Rogers attained eminence with the publication of his popular discursive poem The Pleasures of Memory (1792). On his father’s death (1793) he inherited a banking firm, and for the next

Sam Shepard was an American playwright and actor whose plays adroitly blend images of the American West, Pop motifs, science fiction, and other elements of popular and youth culture. As the son of a career army father, Shepard spent his childhood on military bases across the United States and in

cholera: Development of treatments: Among the leading investigators were Sir Leonard Rogers, an Englishman at Calcutta Medical College, and Andrew Sellards, an American in Manila. Rogers developed a replacement fluid that contained a much higher salt content than had previously been used and that resulted in a halving of cholera deaths—from a 60 percent…

Will Rogers was an American entertainer, radio personality, film actor, and writer who was famous for his pithy and homespun humour and social commentary. Rogers learned how to ride a horse and do rope tricks while growing up on a ranch in what would eventually become Oklahoma. He worked in various

William Rogers was an English educational reformer, known as “Hang-Theology Rogers” because of his proposals that doctrinal training be left to parents and the clergy. Rogers was ordained in 1843 and in 1845 was appointed to the curacy of St. Thomas’, Charterhouse, London, where he remained for 18

Massachusetts Institute of Technology: William Barton Rogers, MIT’s founder and first president, had worked for years to organize an institution of higher learning devoted entirely to scientific and technical training, but the outbreak of the American Civil War delayed the opening of the school until 1865, when 15 students…

Iran Air flight 655: …Vincennes, under the command of Capt. William C. Rogers III, was involved in several skirmishes with Iranian vessels. According to various reports, Rogers, who had a reputation for aggressiveness, ignored orders to change course and instead continued to pursue the enemy gunboats.

Will Rogers was an American entertainer, radio personality, film actor, and writer who was famous for his pithy and homespun humour and social commentary. Rogers learned how to ride a horse and do rope tricks while growing up on a ranch in what would eventually become Oklahoma. He worked in various

Woodes Rogers was an English privateer and governor of the Bahamas who helped suppress piracy in the Caribbean. Rogers commanded a privateering expedition (1708–11) around the world, sponsored by Bristol merchants whose ships had been lost to foreign privateers. In 1709 he rescued Alexander

Peter Mark Roget was an English physician and philologist remembered for his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (1852), a comprehensive classification of synonyms or verbal equivalents that is still popular in modern editions. Roget studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and later

Jacques Rogge was a Belgian athlete and physician who served as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 2001 to 2013. Rogge studied sports medicine and earned his medical degree in Great Britain before returning to Belgium to work as an orthopedic surgeon in Deinze. He also

Pacific Islands: The 18th century: In 1722 the Dutch admiral Jacob Roggeveen crossed the Pacific from east to west on a voyage of exploration that also had commercial objectives. He reached Easter Island, more of the Tuamotu Archipelago, the northern islands of the Society group, and some of the Samoan islands.

Great Escarpment, plateau edge of southern Africa that separates the region’s highland interior plateau from the fairly narrow coastal strip. It lies predominantly within the Republic of South Africa and Lesotho but extends northeastward into eastern Zimbabwe (where it separates much of that

Charles Latour Rogier was a statesman and one of the leaders of the Belgian Revolution of 1830 that resulted in an independent Belgian kingdom. The foremost Liberal leader in the first four decades of the kingdom’s existence, he served as prime minister in 1847–52 and 1857–67. Rogier worked as a

Vietnam: Languages: Jarai, Chru, and Roglai—speak Austronesian languages, linking them to the Cham, Malay, and Indonesian peoples; others—including the Bru, Pacoh, Katu, Cua, Hre, Rengao, Sedang, Bahnar, Mnong

Megan Fox: …Dog and the action thriller Rogue. In Till Death (2021), Fox was cast as a woman trying to evade two killers after being handcuffed to her dead husband.

novel: Scene, or setting: …that Hugh Walpole began with Rogue Herries (1930) was the result of his desire to do homage to the part of Cumberland, in England, where he had elected to live. The great Yoknapatawpha cycle of William Faulkner, a classic of 20th-century American literature set in an imaginary county in Mississippi,…

John Grisham: Rogue Lawyer (2015) chronicles the adventures of a criminal defense attorney who enjoys taking on seemingly hopeless cases, and The Whistler (2016) is about judicial misconduct. The Rooster Bar (2017) centres on three law students struggling with debt who discover that both their school and…

Disney Company: Continuing expansion: ABC, Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and Lucasfilm: …the first of which was Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), as well as several television series and much else.

rogue wave, a relatively unpredictable and unexpectedly high water wave arising at the water’s surface and formed from the coincidental stacking of multiple wind-driven wave crests passing through a single point or arising from a combination of waves and currents that may shorten the waves’

Hanover, borough (town), York county, southern Pennsylvania, U.S. It lies in the Conewago Creek valley, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of York. Laid out in 1763 by Colonel Richard McAllister, it was incorporated as a borough in 1815 and named for Hanover, Germany. Earlier it had been known as

Hanover, borough (town), York county, southern Pennsylvania, U.S. It lies in the Conewago Creek valley, 20 miles (32 km) southwest of York. Laid out in 1763 by Colonel Richard McAllister, it was incorporated as a borough in 1815 and named for Hanover, Germany. Earlier it had been known as

Rogun Dam, partially finished large clay-core rock-fill dam, expected to be the world’s highest and tallest dam, being built on the Vakhsh River in southern Tajikistan, upstream from the Nurek Dam. It was first proposed in 1959, and construction began in 1976, when Tajikistan was part of the Soviet

Roh Moo-Hyun South Korean politician and lawyer, president of South Korea from 2003 to 2008. Born into a poor family, Roh worked as a night watchman in high school and later served in the military (1968–71). Although he did not attend college, he was able to pass the bar exam in 1975. He was

Roh Tae-Woo was a Korean military officer and politician who, as president of South Korea (1988–93), instituted democratic reforms. While a high-school student in Taegu, Roh became friends with a fellow student, Chun Doo-Hwan. Following the outbreak of the Korean War (1950–53), Roh joined the South

Lalībela, religious and pilgrimage centre, north-central Ethiopia. Roha, capital of the Zagwe dynasty for about 300 years, was renamed for its most distinguished monarch, Lalībela (late 12th–early 13th century), who, according to tradition, built the 11 monolithic churches for which the place is

biblical literature: Slavic versions: …Protestant New Testament version of Josef Rohac̆ek was published at Budapest in 1913 and his complete Bible at Prague in 1936. A new Slovakian version by Stefan Žlatoš and Anton Jan Surjanský was issued at Trnava in 1946.

Rohan Family, one of the great families of the European nobility. Sometimes claiming descent from the first independent house of Brittany, it is traceable to the 12th-century lords, or viscounts, of Rohan, whose descendants by the end of the 15th century were in possession not only of Rohan but

Benjamin de Rohan, seigneur de Soubise was a French Huguenot leader, younger brother of Henri, duc de Rohan. Soubise apprenticed as a soldier under Prince Maurice of Orange-Nassau in the Low Countries. In the Huguenot rebellions that rocked France in the 1620s, his elder brother chiefly commanded

Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise was a peer and marshal of France, favourite of Louis XV and Mme de Pompadour. Soubise accompanied Louis XV in the campaign of 1744–48 and attained high military rank, which he owed more to his courtiership than to his generalship. Soon after the beginning of the

Strasbourg: The contemporary city: The 18th-century Château des Rohan, a former episcopal palace, houses three museums. The La Petite district of the city has several well-preserved old streets with wooden houses, as well as some picturesque canals.

Henri, duke de Rohan was a duke of Rohan from 1603, and a soldier, writer, and leader of the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion. Henri, whose father was René II, Count de Rohan (1550–86), appeared at court and entered the army at the age of 16. He was a special favourite with Henry IV,

Louis-René-Édouard, prince de Rohan was a cardinal from 1778 and bishop of Strasbourg from 1779 to 1801, who was the antihero of the French scandal known as the Affair of the Diamond Necklace in 1785 (see Diamond Necklace, Affair of the). Duped into undertaking the purchase of a necklace for Queen

Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchess de Chevreuse was a French princess, a tireless participant in the conspiracies against the ministerial government during Louis XIII’s reign (1610–43) and the regency (1643–51) for Louis XIV. The daughter of Hercule de Rohan, duc de Montbazon, Marie was married in

Cartesianism: Cartesian mechanism: Although the Treatise (1671) of Jacques Rohault, a leading expositor of Cartesian physics, was translated into English in 1723 by Newton’s disciple Samuel Clarke (1675–1729) and Clarke’s brother, their corrections and annotations turned the work into an exposition of Newtonian physics. Nevertheless, this progress would have pleased Descartes, who said…

Wikipedia: Issues and controversies: …after New York Times reporter David S. Rohde was kidnapped by Taliban militants in Afghanistan in 2008, his employer arranged with Wikipedia for news of the incident to be kept off the Web site on the grounds that it could endanger Rohde’s life. The site’s administrators complied, in the face…

Friedrich Nietzsche: Early years: …lifelong friendship with fellow classicist Erwin Rohde (author of Psyche).

Géza Róheim was a Hungarian-American psychoanalyst who was the first ethnologist to utilize a psychoanalytic approach to interpreting culture. While working on his Ph.D. in Germany, Róheim became acquainted with the ideas of Sigmund Freud, including his psychoanalytic approach to interpreting

Bahawalpur: Farther east the Rohi, or Cholistan, is a barren desert tract, bounded on the north and west by the Hakra depression with mound ruins of old settlements along its high banks; it is still inhabited by nomads. The principal inhabitants of the region surrounding Bahawalpur are Jat and Baloch peoples.…

Rohilkhand, low-lying alluvial region in northwestern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. The Rohilkhand is part of the Upper Ganges (Ganga) Plain and has an area of about 10,000 square miles (25,000 square km). It is bounded by the frontiers of China and Nepal to the north and the Ganges River to

India: Relations with the Marathas and Mysore: …Avadh to crush the Afghan Rohillas in the Ganges–Yamuna Doab (this stroke was the first item in the indictment at his impeachment, but its effect was to stabilize the north Indian situation for the next 10 years).

Rohilla War, (1774), in the history of India, the conflict in which Warren Hastings, British governor-general of Bengal, helped the nawab of Oudh (Ayodhya) defeat the Rohillas by lending a brigade of the East India Company’s troops. This action later formed a preliminary charge in a parliamentary

Rohingya, term commonly used to refer to a community of Muslims generally concentrated in Rakhine (Arakan) state in Myanmar (Burma), although they can also be found in other parts of the country as well as in refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh and other countries. They are considered to be