Rama (disambiguation)

Rama is the legendary Indian king regarded as an incarnation of Vishnu.

Rama may also refer to:

Within the scriptures of India

• Parashurama, 'Ram with the axe', a partial incarnation of Vishnu
• Balarama, 'the strong Ram', brother of Krishna
• Ram, another name of Lakshmi

People

Kings

• Rama (Kings of Thailand)
  • Ram Khamhaeng (1279–1298)
  • Ramathibodi I (1350–1369), Uthong
  • Ramathibodi II (1491–1529), Chettathirat
  • Ramathibodi III, the Great (1656–1688), Narai
  • Rama I, the Great (1782–1809), Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke
  • Rama II of Siam (1809–1824), Buddha Loetla Nabhalai
  • Rama III (1824–1851), Nangklao
  • Rama IV (1851–1868), Mongkut
  • Rama V, the Great (1868–1910), Chulalongkorn
  • Rama VI (1910–1925), Vajiravudh
  • Rama VII (1925–1935), Prajadhipok
  • Rama VIII (1935–1946), Ananda Mahidol
  • Rama IX, the Great (1946–2016), Bhumibol Adulyadej
  • Rama X (2016–present), Vajiralongkorn

• Rulers of Cambodia
  • Barom Reameathibtei (1363–1373), Borommarama
  • Ramathipadi I (1642–1658), Ponhea Chan
  • Barom Ramadhipati (1700–1701/1710–1722), Ang Em
  • Ramathipadi III (1748–1749/1756–1757), Ang Tong
  • Ramathipadi IV (1775–1779), Ang Non

• Rulers of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom
  • Binnya Ran I (1424–1446)
  • Binnya Ran II (1492–1526)

• Rulers of the Kingdom of Cochin
  • Rama Varma VIII (1775–1790)
  • Rama Varma IX (1790–1805)
  • Rama Varma X (1805–1809)
  • Rama Varma XI (1828–1837)
  • Rama Varma XII (1837–1844)
  • Rama Varma XIII (1844–1851)
  • Rama Varma XIV (1864–1888)
  • Rama Varma XV (1895–1914)
  • Rama Varma XVI (1915–1932)
  • Rama Varma XVII (1932–1941)

• King of Rama, title used by the Kings of Hungary

Living people

• Rama (actress)
• Annabelle Rama (born 1952), Filipina actress
• Edi Rama (born 1964), Albanian politician and artist
  • Rama Government, the cabinet formed by Rama after he was elected as prime minister
• N. T. Rama Rao (1923–1996), Indian film actor, director, producer, and politician
• N. T. Rama Rao Jr. (b. 1983), Indian Telugu film actor
• Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, neurologist

Historical personalities

• Nityananda Rama, the Vaishnava saint
• "The Rama" (1530–1572), Jewish religious teacher Moses Isserles
• Frederick Lenz, a spiritual teacher who used Rama as his teaching name

Places

• Rəmə, Azerbaijan.
• Rama, Bosnia and Herzegovina, historical region of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Rama Lake (Bosnia and Herzegovina), near Prozor
• Rama, Ethiopia, a town in northern Ethiopia
• Rama (Gaul), a town in ancient Gaul
• Rama, Ontario, a community in Ontario, Canada
• Rama Lake (Pakistan), a lake near Astore, Pakistan
• Rama, Saskatchewan, a village in Canada
• Rama River (disambiguation), several rivers
• El Rama, a municipality in Nicaragua
• Ramah in Benjamin, a city in ancient Israel, also mentioned in the New Testament
• Ramatha, Rama or Ramlet in Palestine (present-day Israel)
• Rameh (also spelled "Er Rama"), an Arab town in northern Israel
• Rama, Jenin, a Palestinian village in the Jenin Governorate

Entertainment

• Rama (comics), a DC Comics Indian superhero based on the Hindu god
• Ramachandra (film), a 2003 film
• Rendezvous with Rama, the first in a series of books known as the "Rama series" by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee
  • Rama (video game), a 1997 video game based on the books

Other uses

• Rama (food), a brand of margarine
• Rama people, Nicaragua
  • Rama language, spoken by the Rama people of Nicaragua
• Rama (fish), a genus of catfish
• Rama Records, a record label
• Rama VII Bridge
• Research Moored Array for African-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction
• Order of Rama, a Thai military award
• RAMa is the abbreviation for Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine ("Marine Artillery Regiment"), a type of formation in the French Army, such as
  • 1st Marine Artillery Regiment
  • 11th Marine Artillery Regiment

See also

• Ramah (disambiguation)
• Raman (disambiguation)
• ʻOumuamua