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Babi dynasty
The Babi dynasty (બાબી વંશ) was an Afghan (Pathan) ruling house of Gujarat whose Junagadh line, founded by Sher Khan Babi, ruled independently from 1748.
Babi movement
The Babi movement (بابیه) was a messianic religious movement founded in Iran in 1844 by the Bab, who was executed in 1850; it later divided into Azali Babi and Bahai communities.
Babi uprisings
The Babi uprisings (شورشهای بابی) were three armed revolts by followers of the Bab in Qajar Iran, fought at Shaykh Tabarsi, Nayriz, and Zanjan between 1848 and 1850.
Babi uprisings and the execution of the Bab
The Babi uprisings and the execution of the Bab (قیام بابیان و اعدام باب) were armed clashes between Babi followers and Qajar Iran, culminating in the Bab's 1850 execution.
Babi Yar (Бабин Яр)
Babi Yar (Бабин Яр, Babyn Yar) is a Kyiv ravine where Nazis shot 33,771 Jews on 29–30 September 1941 and about 100,000 victims total by 1943; a site of Soviet silencing and contested memorialization.
Babies (2026 film)
Babies (2026 film): American comedy-drama written and directed by Lauren Miller Rogen, starring Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen as a couple deciding on parenthood; distinct from the 2010 Balmès documentary and the BBC series.
Babies (British TV series)
Babies is a 2026 six-part BBC One drama created, written and directed by Stefan Golaszewski, starring Paapa Essiedu and Siobhán Cullen as a couple coping with miscarriage; 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Babil Governorate
Babil (Babylon) Governorate, central Iraq, capital Hillah on the Euphrates; area about 5,307 km², population over 2.2 million (2024 census); agriculture-dominated economy, desert climate, named for ancient Babylon.
Babine
Babine names a lake, river, and mountain range in central British Columbia, from the French "babine" (lip) applied by fur-trade voyageurs to Carrier people wearing labrets. Babine Lake is Canada's largest sockeye nursery, producing up to 90% of Skeena sockeye.
Babinet's principle
Babinet's principle, also called Babinet's paradox, is a statement in wave diffraction that complementary screens, with opaque and transparent regions interchanged, produce identical diffraction patterns away from the forward direction.
Babington Plot
The Babington Plot (1586) was a Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Elizabeth I and crown Mary, Queen of Scots. Walsingham's codebreaker Thomas Phelippes deciphered and forged their ciphered letters, leading to Babington's execution and Mary's beheading.
Babirusa
Babirusa (Babyrousa), the "pig deer" of Sulawesi, Togian, Sula, and Buru islands in Indonesia; wild pigs whose males' upper canines grow through the snout like antlers; threatened by hunting, deforestation, and African swine fever.
Bábism
Bábism, or the Babi faith, was a messianic religious movement in 19th-century Iran founded by the Báb, who was executed in 1850; most followers later became Baháʼís.
Babita
Babita (Babita Shivdasani Kapoor, born 1947) is a retired Hindi film actress active 1966-1973, known for Farz and Raaz, wife of Randhir Kapoor and mother of Karisma and Kareena Kapoor; distinct from the Bangladeshi actress Babita.
Babita Kumari
Babita Kumari Phogat (born 1989, Balali, Haryana) is an Indian freestyle wrestler, sister of Geeta Phogat: 2010 CWG silver, 2014 CWG gold, 2018 CWG silver, 2012 world bronze, 2016 Olympian, Arjuna Award 2015.
Babita Singh Reporting
Babita Singh Reporting (बबीता सिंह रिपोर्टिंग), also ASI Babita Singh Reporting, is a 2026 Hindi Prime Video crime drama directed by Ambiecka Pandit, starring Nimisha Sajayan as a suspended cop investigating her friend's murder in Rewa.
Babka
Babka, also called krantz cake (עוגת קראנץ), is a sweet Eastern European Jewish yeast bread twisted with chocolate, cinnamon, or poppy seed filling; Polish in origin, chocolate-filled since New York, revived by 2010s bakeries.
Babli Bouncer
Babli Bouncer (बबली बाउंसर), 2022 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Madhur Bhandarkar, starring Tamannaah Bhatia as a female bouncer from Asola-Fatehpur Beri; Disney+ Hotstar release 23 September 2022, IMDb 6.5/10.
Babloo Prithiveeraj
Babloo Prithiveeraj (பப்லு பிரித்விராஜ்), born 1965, is an Indian actor working in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam films and television. A former child artist billed as Master Babloo, he won a 1997 Nandi Award for Best Villain and appeared in Animal (2023).
Babo (rapper)
Babo is a Mexican rapper and songwriter who founded Cartel de Santa in the 1990s. His 2016 album Viejo Marihuano reached number 2 on the Billboard Latin Albums chart.
Bābol
Bābol (بابل), formerly Bārforūš, is a city in Māzandarān, northern Iran, on the Bābol river; a 19th-century Caspian trade hub renamed in 1927, with 219,467 people in 2011.
Baboo Nimal
Baboo Nimal (Baburao Narasappa Nimal, 1908–1998), Indian field hockey player from Khadki, Maharashtra, affiliated with Bombay; won gold in men's hockey for British India at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Baboon
Baboon, genus Papio, six species of large terrestrial Old World monkeys of sub-Saharan Africa and southwest Arabia; known for flexible diets, multilevel societies, dominance hierarchies, and use as models in cognition and human-evolution research.
Babrak Karmal (ببرک کارمل)
Babrak Karmal (ببرک کارمل), 1929–1996, Afghan communist politician, Parcham faction leader, and Soviet-installed president of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan 1979–1986, who reversed Khalq-era land reforms and was replaced by Najibullah.
Babrala urea plant
The Babrala urea plant is an integrated ammonia and urea fertilizer complex in Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh, India, commissioned by Tata Chemicals in 1994 and sold to Yara in 2018.
Babri Masjid (بابری مسجد)
Babri Masjid (بابری مسجد), also known as the Babri Mosque or Masjid-i-Janmasthan, was a 16th-century mosque in Ayodhya, India, demolished by a Hindu mob in 1992.
Babruvahana (बभ्रुवाहन)
Babruvahana (बभ्रुवाहन), also Babhruvahana, is the Mahabharata son of Arjuna and the Manipur princess Chitrangada; in the Ashvamedha Parva he fights and defeats his father when the sacrificial horse reaches Manipur.
Babs Costello
Barbara "Babs" Costello, known as Brunch with Babs (@brunchwithbabs), is an American TikTok and Instagram creator, cookbook author, and retired Connecticut preschool teacher who began posting recipes in April 2020; distinct from singer Bridey Costello and Elvis Costello.
Babson College
Babson College, also known as Babson Institute, is a private business college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, founded by Roger Babson in 1919 and ranked No. 1 for undergraduate entrepreneurship.
Babu Antony (ബാബു ആന്റണി)
Babu Antony (ബാബു ആന്റണി), born 1966 in Ponkunnam, Kerala, is an Indian-American Malayalam film actor and martial artist, also called Bob Antony in Hindi films, a Fifth Dan black belt who debuted as a villain in Chilambu and later starred in RDX and Leo.