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Bohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478)
The Bohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478) was fought between Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and George of Poděbrady of Bohemia over the Bohemian crown, ending with the Treaty of Olomouc.
Bohemianism
Bohemianism, from French la bohème (a term for the Romani), is the unconventional art-centered lifestyle of nineteenth-century Parisian artists defined by Henri Murger and opposed to bourgeois society, later spreading to Greenwich Village and becoming the commercialized boho chic.
Bohemond I of Antioch
Bohemond I of Antioch, also Bohemund of Taranto (c. 1058–1111), eldest son of Robert Guiscard, First Crusade leader who seized Antioch in 1098, founded its principality, and was made a Byzantine vassal by the 1108 Treaty of Devol.
Bohra
The Bohras (بوہرا برادری) are a Tayyibi Isma'ili Muslim merchant community formed in Gujarat from the late eleventh century, today divided into Dawoodi, Alavi, and Sulaimani branches.
Bohras
The Bohras (بوہرہ) are Isma'ili Shi'i Muslim merchant communities of Gujarat, India, converted by Yemeni missionaries in the 11th century and later split into branches.
Bohui Weikang (柏惠维康)
Bohui Weikang (柏惠维康), formally Beijing Baihui Weikang Technology Co., Ltd., is a Chinese surgical-robot company founded in Beijing in 2010 by Liu Da, maker of the Remebot robots.
Boi (slang)
Boi is an informal spelling of "boy" used as playful internet slang and as a queer identity term rooted in Black American vernacular and lesbian communities; also a Welsh greeting and the BOI finance acronym.
Boii
Boii, an ancient Celtic people of Transalpine Gaul, Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy), and the Danube/Boiohaemum region; fought Rome 283–191 BC, joined the Helvetii, and gave Bohemia its name.
Boii (Cisalpine Gaul)
Boii (Cisalpine Gaul): the Boii branch that settled in northern Italy around Lodi, then between Parma and Bologna; kings Atis and Galatus; subdued by Rome by 191 BC; Monte Bibele necropolis.
Boiler room (business)
A boiler room, also called a boiler room scam, is a fraud operation using high-pressure phone sales to unload worthless or overpriced shares on investors.
Bois Caïman ceremony
The Bois Caïman ceremony (Cérémonie du Bois-Caïman) was a Vodou gathering of enslaved people in northern Saint-Domingue on the night of 14 August 1791, led by Dutty Boukman and preceding the Haitian Revolution.
Boise High School
Boise High School, also known as Boise Senior High School, is a public high school in Boise, Idaho. Its campus is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Boise State University
Boise State University, formerly Boise Junior College, is a public university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932, it is now Idaho's largest university, with about 28,500 students.
Bojang of Goguryeo
Bojang of Goguryeo (보장왕) was the 28th and last king of Goguryeo, placed on the throne by Yeon Gaesomun in 642 and captured when Pyongyang fell to the Silla-Tang alliance in 668.
Bok Ji-gyeom
Bok Ji-gyeom (복지겸) was an early Goryeo military commander, one of four cavalry generals who overthrew the Taebong king Gung Ye in 918 and enthroned Wang Geon as Taejo.
Bokar Biro
Bokar Biro, also written Boubacar Biro, was the last independent ruler, or almamy, of the Imamate of Futa Jallon, resisting French conquest until his defeat in 1896.
Boki
Boki, born Kamāʻuleʻule, was a Native Hawaiian high chief and royal governor of Oʻahu, a leading figure of the sandalwood trade who was lost at sea in 1829.
Bokmål
Bokmål (nb, nob) is one of Norway's two official written standards, alongside Nynorsk, used by about 90 percent of Norwegian writers. It developed from Danish through Norwegianization after 1814 and was named bokmål in 1929.
Boko Haram
Boko Haram (Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad) is a jihadist insurgent group founded in 2002 in Maiduguri, Nigeria, by Mohammed Yusuf; its 2016 split produced JAS and ISWAP, and the insurgency since 2009 has killed tens of thousands around Lake Chad.
Boko Haram insurgency
Boko Haram insurgency: armed conflict begun in 2009 by the Nigerian jihadist group Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad and its ISWAP splinter against Lake Chad basin states, killing tens of thousands and displacing millions.
Boko Haram–ISWAP conflict
Boko Haram–ISWAP conflict: the 2016 split of Boko Haram into JAS (Shekau's faction) and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), their Lake Chad Basin turf war, rival governance strategies, and the regional MNJTF response.
Bola Tinubu
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigerian president since 29 May 2023, former Lagos governor 1999–2007 and APC leader; won the disputed 2023 election with 36.61% of the vote; launched fuel subsidy removal and FX unification reforms with severe inflation and cost-of-living effects.
Bolad
Bolad, also called Bolad Chingsang, was a Mongol statesman who served as Qubilai Khan's representative at the Ilkhanid court in Iran until his death in 1313.
Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee
Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee is a 1957 English High Court medical negligence ruling by McNair J that established the Bolam test for professional standards.
Bold Care
Bold Care is a Mumbai-based direct-to-consumer men's sexual health and wellness brand founded in 2019, selling condoms, lubricants, and supplements in over 3,500 Indian stores.
Boldstart Ventures
Boldstart Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Ed Sim and Eliot Durbin that makes inception-stage investments in enterprise software companies.
Bolei Technology
Bolei Technology (伯镭科技) is a Shanghai-based autonomous-driving company founded in 2015 that builds electric unmanned mining trucks and filed for a Hong Kong IPO in 2026.
Boleslaus I of Bohemia
Boleslaus I of Bohemia, called "the Cruel," was a Přemyslid prince who ruled from 935 to 972 after ordering the murder of his brother Saint Wenceslaus.
Boleslaus II of Bohemia
Boleslaus II of Bohemia, called the Pious, was a Přemyslid duke who reigned until his death in 999, founded the bishopric of Prague in 973, and completed the unification of the Bohemian lands.
Bolesław Bierut
The Institute of National Remembrance described Bolesław Bierut as the creator and leading ideologue of Stalinism in postwar Poland and nominal head for twelve years.