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Bale revolt
The Bale revolt was an armed uprising by mostly Muslim Arsi Oromo in Bale province, southeastern Ethiopia, against Haile Selassie's government from 1963 to 1970, led by Waqo Gutu.
Balearic slinger
Balearic slingers (foners) were sling-armed mercenaries from the Balearic Islands, trained from childhood, carrying three slings of different lengths, serving Carthage under Hannibal and later Rome, famed for accuracy and lead glandes.
Balearic slingers
The Balearic slingers were inhabitants of the Balearic Islands, judged the finest slingers of the ancient world, serving as mercenaries under Carthage from the mid-6th century BC and later under Rome.
Balen Shah cabinet
The Balen Shah cabinet is the Council of Ministers of Nepal, formed in 2026 under Balendra Shah (बालेन शाह), who became Nepal's youngest prime minister at 36.
Balendra Shah
Balendra Shah, known as Balen, is a Nepali politician of the Rastriya Swatantra Party who has served as Prime Minister of Nepal since 2026, after being elected Mayor of Kathmandu in 2022.
Balerion Space Ventures
Balerion Space Ventures is a Dallas, Texas venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Phil Scully, Daniel Kleinmann, and Daniel Wallman to invest in space, defense, and deep technology companies.
Balfour Declaration
The Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917 letter by British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Lord Rothschild, expressed support for a 'national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine with safeguards for non-Jewish communities' civil and religious rights; later embedded in the Palestine Mandate, it became a root of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Balfour v Balfour
Balfour v Balfour [1919] 2 KB 571, English Court of Appeal case establishing the intention to create legal relations doctrine: a husband's £30 monthly maintenance promise to his wife was a domestic arrangement, not a contract, rebuttable presumption in spousal agreements.
Balhae (발해)
Balhae (발해, 渤海), also called Jin-guk, was a 698–926 state founded by Dae Jo-yeong spanning northern Korea and northeast China, forming the North-South States with Silla and falling to the Khitan in 926.
Balhae Go
Balhae Go is a 1784 history of the Balhae kingdom compiled by the Joseon scholar Yu Deuk-gong, the first book devoted to the kingdom's history.
Balhae refugee influx to Goryeo
The Balhae refugee influx to Goryeo was the movement of people from the collapsed kingdom of Balhae into Goryeo, beginning in 925 and led by crown prince Dae Gwang-hyeon.
Balhae–Japan missions
The Balhae–Japan missions, known as Bokkaishi (渤海使) and Kenbokkaishi (遣渤海使), were embassies exchanged between Balhae and Japan from 727 to 919, beginning as an anti-Silla alliance and becoming a major trade channel.
Balhae–Japan relations
Balhae–Japan relations were diplomatic and commercial exchanges between Balhae (698–926) and Japan, conducted chiefly through official envoy missions from 727 to 919 that combined diplomacy with trade.
Balhae–Tang conflict and the Malgal campaigns
The Balhae–Tang conflict and Malgal campaigns were a 732–733 war in which Balhae under King Mu attacked Tang's Dengzhou in Shandong and repelled a failed Silla attack.
Bali Kingdom
The Bali Kingdom was a Hindu court-centered polity on Bali, Indonesia, beginning with the Majapahit conquest of 1343 and ending under Dutch colonization from 1846.
Bali Nine
The Bali Nine: nine Australians arrested in Bali in April 2005 smuggling over 8 kg of heroin; ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran executed in 2015; five survivors repatriated December 2024.
Balian of Ibelin
Balian of Ibelin (c. 1143–1193), also Balian Ibn Barzan, lord of Ibelin and Nablus, baron of the Kingdom of Jerusalem; married Maria Comnena, defended Jerusalem in 1187, and negotiated its surrender to Saladin on 2 October 1187.
Balibo Five
Balibo Five: Shackleton, Stewart, Rennie, Peters, Cunningham, Australia-based TV journalists killed 16 October 1975 at Balibo, East Timor, during Indonesian incursions; 2007 coroner found deliberate killing, war crime; no one charged.
Balih
Balih (Baliḥ) is a legendary king of Kish named in the Sumerian King List, where he appears as the son and successor of Etana with a reign of 400 years.
Balija
Balija: Telugu trading caste of southern India, also called Naidu, Vadugan, or Kavarai; historically merchant-warriors who became Vijayanagara Nayaka rulers of Madura and Tanjore.
Balikatan
Balikatan, meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder" in Tagalog, is the largest annual military exercise between the United States and the Philippines, held since 1981 and expanded by 2026 to include five more nations.
Balinese Hinduism
Balinese Hinduism, known in Indonesia as Agama Hindu Dharma, is the form of Hinduism practiced in Bali, centered on one supreme God, Sanghyang Widhi Wasa, and village temple ritual.
Balinese people
The Balinese are Bali's dominant ethnic group, about 1% of Indonesia's population, mostly Hindu (83.5% of Bali, 2010 census), shaped by Majapahit Javanese influence, caste-stratified village institutions, and the modern construction of agama Hindu.
Baling Talks
The Baling Talks (Rundingan Baling) were peace negotiations held in Baling, Kedah, on 28 and 29 December 1955 between the Malayan government and the Malayan Communist Party, ending without agreement.
Bálint Ruff
Bálint Ruff (Ruff Bálint György, born 1981), Hungarian lawyer, Partizán Vétó host, and opposition adviser; since May 2026 minister heading the Prime Minister's Office under Péter Magyar.
Balitung
Balitung, full title Sri Maharaja Rakai Watukura Dyah Balitung, was a king of the Medang kingdom in Central Java who reigned from about 899 to 910.
Bâlîzâde Mustafa Efendi
Bâlîzâde Mustafa Efendi (died 1662) was an Ottoman Hanafi jurist who served as şeyhülislam for six months in 1656 and 1657 before dismissal by Köprülü Mehmed Paşa.
Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri
Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri (بلج بن بشر القشيري) was a Syrian army commander and de facto governor of al-Andalus from 741 to 742, who deposed Governor Abd al-Malik ibn Qatan.
Baljit Kaur
Baljit Kaur is an Indian Aam Aadmi Party politician, a Punjab cabinet minister and MLA from Malout, and the only woman in the 2022 cabinet.
Balkan campaign (World War II)
The Balkan campaign of World War II was the Axis conquest of Yugoslavia and Greece in April and May 1941, ending with the capture of Crete.