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Baiza Bai
Baiza Bai (बाईजाबाई) was a Maratha queen of Gwalior State who served as regent for the Scindia dynasty from 1827 to the early 1830s and was also a banker.
Baizhang Huaihai
Baizhang Huaihai (百丈怀海) was a Tang dynasty Chan master on Baizhang Mountain in Hongzhou, remembered for the rule "a day without work is a day without food."
Baizuo (白左)
Baizuo (白左, "white left") is a derogatory Chinese internet neologism for Western liberals seen as obsessed with political correctness; coined on Renren in 2010, it surged after the 2015 refugee crisis and 2016 US election and was later adopted by Western conservatives such as Tucker Carlson.
Baja 1000
Baja 1000, originally the NORRA Mexican 1000 Rally (first run November 1, 1967, founded by Ed Pearlman), is SCORE International's annual non-stop ~1,000-mile off-road desert race down Mexico's Baja California peninsula for trucks, buggies, motorcycles, quads, and UTVs.
Baja Beach Fest 2026
Baja Beach Fest 2026 was the August 7–9, 2026 edition of the reggaeton and Latin music beach festival in Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico, with three sold-out nights and over 90,000 attendees.
Baja Bug
A Baja Bug, also called a Baja Beetle, is a Volkswagen Beetle modified for off-road desert use, a style that arose in California in the late 1960s.
Baja California
Baja California, the 29th state of Mexico since 1952, occupies the northern Baja California peninsula with 7 municipalities, about 3.77 million people (2020), a manufacturing- and trade-driven border economy, and the binational Tijuana River sewage cleanup.
Baja California Peninsula
Baja California Peninsula, northwestern Mexico, states of Baja California and Baja California Sur; arid peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and Gulf of California, detached by the San Andreas fault system, a plant-endemism hotspot with over 4,000 plant species.
Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur, Mexico's 30th state (statehood 8 October 1974, with Quintana Roo), capital La Paz, five municipalities, lowest population density, desert climate, tourism-led economy, and major protected biodiversity.
Baja Mali Knindža
Baja Mali Knindža (Баја Мали Книнџа) is the stage name of Mirko Pajčin, a Serbian folk singer born in 1966, known for nationalist songs of the 1990s wars.
Bajabulise Thela
Bajabulise Thela (born 2003, KaNyamazane, Mpumalanga) is a South African model, flight attendant, and Mambane Foundation founder crowned Miss African Beauty Universe South Africa 2026 and set to compete at Miss Universe 2026 in Puerto Rico.
Bajaj Auto (बजाज ऑटो लिमिटेड)
Bajaj Auto Limited is an Indian manufacturer of motorcycles, scooters, and three-wheelers based in Pune, founded in 1945 and known for the Chetak scooter, Pulsar motorcycles, and RE autorickshaw.
Bajaj Chetak (बजाज चेतक)
The Bajaj Chetak (बजाज चेतक) is an Indian scooter nameplate from Bajaj Auto, sold as a petrol scooter from 1972 to 2005 and relaunched in 2020 as an electric scooter.
Bajaj Finance
Bajaj Finance Limited is India's largest consumer finance company, a non-banking lender at retail points of sale whose loan book crossed ₹5 trillion in March 2026.
Bajaj Finserv
Bajaj Finserv is a Pune-headquartered Indian holding company, listed in 2008 after the Bajaj Auto demerger, whose main assets are Bajaj Finance and two insurers.
Bajaj Group
The Bajaj Group is an Indian family-owned conglomerate founded in Wardha as a cotton ginning business, now centered on two- and three-wheeler manufacturing and financial services.
Bajaj Pulsar
The Bajaj Pulsar is a line of sports motorcycles made by Bajaj Auto of Pune, India, launched in November 2001 in 150 cc and 180 cc versions.
Bajan Creole
Bajan Creole (Bajan) is the English-based creole of Barbados, formed in the 1640s–1680s, an intermediate creole closer to English than other Caribbean creoles, with no standard orthography and around 300,000 speakers.
Baji Prabhu Deshpande
Baji Prabhu Deshpande (बाजीप्रभू देशपांडे, c. 1615–13 July 1660), Maratha commander and deshkulkarni of Hirdas Maval under Shivaji, died holding Pavan Khind pass so Shivaji could escape the siege of Panhala to Vishalgad.
Bājī Rāo
Bājī Rāo (बाजीराव), also known as Bajirao Ballal, was Peshwa, or prime minister, of the Maratha king Shahu from 1720 until his death in 1740.
Baji Rao II
Baji Rao II (1775–1851), last Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy, signed the Treaty of Bassein (1802) under British protection, triggering the 1803 Anglo-Maratha campaigns, and was deposed after the 1817–18 war, pensioned at Bithur.
Baji Rout
Baji Rout (ବାଜି ରାଉତ) was a twelve-year-old boatman's son from Dhenkanal, Odisha, shot dead by police in 1938 after refusing to ferry an armed party across the Brahmani river.
Bajiaochang Oil and Gas Field
Bajiaochang Oil and Gas Field (八角场) is a natural gas field in the Sichuan Basin, China, producing from tight sandstone and operated by Roc Oil since 2021.
Bajiaocheng
八角城城址 (Bajiaocheng, "Eight-Corner City", Tibetan Yongzhong Kar) is a rammed-earth fortress site in Xiahe County, Gansu, China, built as a hollow cross with eight corner bastions; its dating is disputed (Han Baishi County, Tang Diaowo City, or Song Gui-si-luo era), and it is a 2006 national key cultural relics protection unit.
Bajiazi Chengzhi
八家子城址 (Bajiazi city site), also called Huizhou city site, a Liao-to-Yuan walled city ruin in Jianping County, Chaoyang, Liaoning; founded by Yelü Abaoji for captured Han settlers, seventh-batch national heritage site.
Bajinder Singh
Bajinder Singh, also called the 'Yashu Yashu' pastor, is a self-styled Punjab Christian faith healer, founder of the Church of Glory and Wisdom, convicted in 2025 in a 2018 rape case and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Bajiquan (八极拳)
Bajiquan (八极拳), also called Bazi Quan, is a close-range, explosive-power Chinese martial art from Cangzhou, Hebei; linked to Li Shuwen, bodyguard tradition, Pigua Zhang pairing, and Liu Yunqiao's Taiwan lineage.
Bajirao I
Bajirao I, Peshwa of the Maratha state 1720–1740 under Shahu, appointed at age 20; drove Maratha expansion into Malwa, Gujarat, and Bundelkhand, fought the Nizam and won at Bhopal in 1737.
Bajirao Mastani (बाजीराव मस्तानी)
Bajirao Mastani (बाजीराव मस्तानी), 2015 Hindi epic historical romance by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, adapted from Nagnath S. Inamdar's novel Rau, starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, and Priyanka Chopra; released 18 December 2015, controversial over historical accuracy, major award winner.
Bajirao Mastani (बाजीराव मस्तानी) (soundtrack)
Bajirao Mastani soundtrack: 2015 Hindi film album of 10 songs in 41 minutes composed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, including Deewani Mastani, Malhari, Mohe Rang Do Laal; noted for classical raag-based compositions and Mirchi Music Award wins.