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Bajkam
Bajkam (بجكم), in full Abu'l-Husayn Bajkam Makani, was a Turkish commander who served the Abbasid caliphate as amir al-umara, commander of commanders, from 938 to 941.
Bajna Mound
Bajna Mound: ASI-protected archaeological mound at Bajna village, 6 km northwest of Mathura, India, known for Buddhist railing pillars and Kushan sculptures; distinct from prehistoric sites at Bajna, Hungary.
Bajo de la Campana shipwreck
The Bajo de la Campana shipwreck is a Phoenician merchant vessel that sank on a reef off Cartagena, Spain, in the late 7th century BC, carrying metals and ivory.
Bajo Nuevo Bank
Bajo Nuevo Bank (Petrel Islands, New Bank) is an uninhabited Caribbean coral bank, 9 by 26 km, with three cays including Low Cay. The ICJ awarded it to Colombia in 2012; the US claims it under the Guano Act of 1856.
Bajo Topulli
Bajo Topulli was an Albanian patriot and guerrilla leader who founded the Committee for the Freedom of Albania in 1905 and later served as mayor of Gjirokastër.
Bajr
Bajr is a Mongolian replacement board game for two or four players, three pieces each, racing across 6x6, 8x8, or 10x10 boards to occupy the opponent's starting corner; documented from Popova 1974.
Bajrakitiyabha (พัชรกิติยาภา)
Princess Bajrakitiyabha (พัชรกิติยาภา), eldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, diplomat to Austria, UNODC Goodwill Ambassador, initiator of the 2010 Bangkok Rules on women prisoners; died 11 June 2026 after hospitalization since 15 December 2022.
Bajram Begaj
Bajram Begaj is an Albanian politician who has served as President of Albania since 2022, also acting as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Albania.
Bajram Curri
Bajram Curri (1862–1925) was an Albanian chieftain and leader of uprisings against Ottoman rule, and after 1912 for the defense of Kosovo against Serbian rule.
Bajrang Dal
Bajrang Dal (बजरंग दल) is the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, founded 8 October 1984 during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement under Vinay Katiyar; known for cow-protection campaigns, the 1992 Ayodhya ban, 2002 Gujarat riot involvement, and CIA and Facebook designations.
Bajrang Manohar Sonwane
Bajrang Manohar Sonwane, born in 1970, is an Indian politician of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) representing Beed, Maharashtra, in the Lok Sabha since 2024.
Bajrang Punia (बजरंग पुनिया)
Bajrang Punia (बजरंग पुनिया), Indian freestyle wrestler, 65 kg, born 1994. Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze, three World Championship medals, 2018 Asian Games and CWG gold; four-year NADA ban from 2024.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (बजरंगी भाईजान)
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (बजरंगी भाईजान) is a 2015 Hindi film directed by Kabir Khan, starring Salman Khan as a man returning a mute Pakistani girl to her family.
Bak kut teh
Bak kut teh (肉骨茶, bah-kut-tê, rou gu cha), literally 'meat bone tea', is a Malaysian-Singaporean pork-rib herbal soup with no tea in it; styles include clear peppery Teochew and dark soy Hokkien/Klang versions, with a disputed origin.
Bak Mei (白眉)
Bak Mei (白眉, Pak Mei, White Eyebrow) is a Hakka close-range southern Chinese kung fu style attributed to a monk of the Five Elders legend, systematized by Cheung Lai Chuen (1882–1964), known for explosive short power and the Nine Step Push form.
BAK1
BAK1 (BCL2 antagonist/killer 1, BAK) is a human gene at 6p21.31 encoding a pro-apoptotic BCL-2 family protein that oligomerizes in the mitochondrial outer membrane to release cytochrome c; redundant with BAX, linked to CLL and germ cell tumor risk loci.
Baka (Japanese word)
Baka (ばか, バカ, 馬鹿) is the most widely used Japanese insult, meaning fool or folly, with senses of devotion, excess, and malfunction. Ateji 'horse deer'; disputed Sanskrit moha etymology; Kanto/Kansai severity split with aho; OED-recorded English borrowing since 1945.
Baka (prince)
Baka, also written Bakare, was a prince of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty and a son of King Djedefre, known from inscribed quartzite statue fragments found at Abu Rawash.
Baka and Test (バカとテストと召喚獣)
Baka and Test is a comedic school light novel series by Kenji Inoue and Yui Haga, first published under Famitsu Bunko in 2007 and adapted into anime.
Baka Not Nice
Baka Not Nice (Travis Savoury, born 1979) is a Toronto rapper and former Drake bodyguard signed to OVO Sound in 2017; known for "Live Up to My Name" (#77 Canada), the 4Milli EP, and Kendrick Lamar's "weird case" line.
Bakaffa
Bakaffa (ባካፋ) was emperor of Ethiopia from 1721 to 1730, succeeding his brother Dawit III and leaving the throne to his young son Iyasu II.
Bakaiti
Bakaiti (बकैती) is a Hindi comedy-drama ZEE5 original web series by Dice Media about the middle-class Kataria family of old Ghaziabad, starring Rajesh Tailang and Sheeba Chaddha; Season 1 premiered August 1, 2025 and Season 2 on September 25, 2026.
Bakari Sellers
Bakari Sellers (born 1984) is an American attorney, CNN political commentator, and author from Denmark, South Carolina; the son of civil rights leader Cleveland Sellers, he became the youngest member of the South Carolina legislature in 2006 at 22, served House District 90 through 2014, was the 2014 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, and wrote My Vanishing Country.
Bakary Sako
Bakary Sako, born 1988 in Ivry-sur-Seine, is a Malian left-footed forward and ex-France U21 player. Known for Wolves (124 apps, 38 goals), Crystal Palace (47 Premier League apps, 5 goals), and Mali debut 5 March 2014 vs Senegal.
Bakassi conflict
The Bakassi conflict was a territorial dispute between Nigeria and Cameroon over the Bakassi Peninsula, settled after a 2002 International Court of Justice ruling awarded sovereignty to Cameroon.
Bakasura Restaurant
Bakasura Restaurant (బకాసుర రెస్టారెంట్) is a 2025 Telugu comedy-horror film directed by debutant SJ Shiva, starring Praveen and Viva Harsha as a gluttonous demon; released 8 August 2025, it earned ₹0.76 crore and streams on Prime Video and Sun NXT.
Bake Off: The Professionals
Bake Off: The Professionals, originally Bake Off: Crème de la Crème, is a British baking competition where professional pastry chef teams compete in two challenges per episode.
Bake Squad
Bake Squad is a Netflix reality baking competition hosted by Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi, in which four bakers, Broussard, Holt, Jimenez, and Rull, compete for a client's dessert choice; no eliminations, two seasons from 2021.
Baked beans
Baked beans: white (navy/haricot) beans slow-cooked in sauce, sweet molasses style in North America, tomato-sauce tinned style in Britain; Boston-derived dish commercialized by Heinz from 1869.
Baked potato
Baked potato (jacket potato in the UK): a whole potato baked in its skin by dry heat until fluffy inside and crisp outside. Covers russet varieties, oven, microwave, and air fryer methods, nutrition, Victorian street-food history, and foil botulism safety.