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- (from the article "Baghelkhand") ...whose stronghold was at Kalinjar. With the advent of the Baghela Rajputs (warrior caste) in the 14th century, after whom the tract is named, it was absorbed into Rewa state. Baghelkhand Agency, a subdivision of the British Central India Agency, ...
- Bagheria
- town, northwestern Sicily, Italy, 8 miles (13 km) east-southeast of the city of Palermo. A resort of wealthy Palermitans, Bagheria is noted for several historic villas. The best-known are Villa Palagonia (1715), containing more than 60 Byzantine statues of beggars, ...
- Baghlan
- city, northeastern Afghanistan, near the Qonduz River, at an elevation of 1,650 feet (500 m). Baghlan is the centre of beet-sugar production and has a sugar refinery. Cotton textiles are also manufactured. The city's industrial development has led to rapid ...
- Baghmati River
- river in south-central Nepal and northern Bihar state, northeastern India, rising in several headstreams in the lowland area of Nepal and flowing southward through the Siwalik Range, southernmost range of the Himalayas. It continues across the plains of Tarai into ... [1 Related Articles]
- baghouse filter
- (from the article "environmental works") One of the most efficient devices for removing suspended particulates is an assembly of fabric filter bags, commonly called a baghouse. A typical baghouse (see figure) comprises an array of long, narrow bags-each about 25 cm (10 inches) in diameter-that ...
- Bagirmi
- people living on the southern fringe of the Sahara, close to the region of Bornu in Chad and Nigeria. They numbered about 70,000 at the turn of the 21st century. Most speak Bagirmi, a Central Sudanic language of the Nilo-Saharan ...
- Bagirmi, Kingdom of
- historic African state founded in the 16th century in the region just southeast of Lake Chad. Europeans first learned about the existence of Bagirmi and the other powerful states of central Africa (Wadai Bornu-Kanem) when Dixon Denham penetrated the Lake ... [1 Related Articles]
- Bagiunis
- (from the article "Somalia") ...throughout southern Somalia, and the Tunni, occupying the stretch of coast between Marka and Kismaayo. Toward the Kenyan border the narrow coastal strip and offshore islands are inhabited by the Bagiunis, a Swahili fishing people.
- Bagley Ice Field
- (from the article "Alaskan mountains") ...Marcus Baker rises to 13,176 feet. The mountains are extremely rugged and heavily glaciated, resulting in the Sargent and Harding ice fields in the Kenai Mountains (on the Kenai Peninsula) and the Bagley Ice Field in the eastern Chugach Mountains. ...
- Bagley, Sarah G.
- American labour organizer who was active in trying to institute reform in the mills of Lowell, Massachusetts.
- Bagley, William Chandler
- American educator, author, and editor who, as a leading "Essentialist," opposed many of the practices of progressive education.
- Baglioni Family
- related Umbrian nobles, many of whom were fierce and skillful condottiere, who dominated Perugia between 1488 and 1534. They were constantly challenged by other nobles and by the papacy. [1 Related Articles]
- Baglioni, Bracchio
- (from the article "Baglioni Family") ...Spello (1425) and several other territories (e.g., the communities of Bettona and Bevagna). Although he was never formally created lord, Malatesta became the virtual ruler of Perugia. His son Bracchio (1419-74?) succeeded him.
- Baglioni, Giampaolo
- (from the article "Baglioni Family") ...the Ten Judges (Dieci dell'Arbitrio), a council of 10 family members, as a device through which they hoped to govern Perugia. The period was marked by excessive violence, especially within the Baglioni family. One episode was the so-called great betrayal ...
- Baglioni, Malatesta
- (from the article "Baglioni Family") The ascendancy of the family began with Malatesta (1389-1437), who joined with Bracchio Fortebracchi, tyrant of Perugia, in opposing Pope Martin V. Wounded and imprisoned in 1424, Malatesta won his release by promising to persuade Perugia's populace to submit to ...
- Bagnell Dam
- (from the article "Ozarks, Lake of the") lake in south-central Missouri, U.S., about 42 miles (68 km) southwest of Jefferson City, one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States. It is impounded by Bagnell Dam, built (1929-31) across the Osage River to provide hydroelectric power ...
- Bagnold, Enid
- English novelist and playwright who was known for her broad range of subject and style.
- Bagnold, Ralph A.
- English geologist who was a leading authority on the mechanics of sediment transport and on eolian (wind-effect) processes.
- Bago
- city, western portion of the island of Negros, Philippines. Bago lies along Guimaras Strait at the mouth of the Bago River and is situated between Bacolod and its outport to the southwest, Pulupandan. Bago is located in an agricultural area ...
- Bago Mountains
- mountain range of south-central Myanmar (Burma), extending 270 miles (435 km) north-south between the Irrawaddy and Sittang rivers and ending in a ridge at Yangon (Rangoon). The range averages about 2,000 feet (600 metres) in elevation, reaching its highest point ... [2 Related Articles]
- Bagoas
- confidential minister of the Achaemenid king Artaxerxes III of Persia. His name was the Greek form of an Old Persian name often used for eunuchs. [4 Related Articles]
- Bagot Commission
- (from the article "Native American") ...for full citizenship in most of Canada, the act disenfranchised most native peoples. Through the 1850s a series of additional laws codified Indian policy in Canada. Initiated by the assimilationist Bagot Commission (1842-44), these laws defined what constituted native identity, ...
- Bagoyi
- (from the article "Rwanda") North-south polarities eventually gave way to subregional factions within the northern establishment. By 1980 the principal factions were the Bashiru and Bagoyi elements, respectively identified with the Bushiru and Bugoyi subregions. Habyarimana sided with the Bashiru faction and was the ...
- bagpipe
- wind instrument consisting of two or more single- or double-reed pipes, the reeds being set in motion by wind fed by arm pressure on an animal-skin (or rubberized-cloth) bag. The pipes are held in wooden sockets (stocks) tied into the ... [3 Related Articles]
- Bagram
- (from the article "South Asian arts") Ivory plaques discovered at Bagram (Begram) in Afghanistan are closely related to the school of Mathura. These are of great importance; for, though ivory must have been a favourite medium of sculpture, little has been preserved of the early work. ...
- Bagrat III
- (from the article "Georgia") ...("guardian of the palace"). In due course, Ashot profited from the weakness of the Byzantine emperors and the Arab caliphs and set himself up as hereditary prince in Iberia. King Bagrat III (reigned 975-1014) later united all the principalities of ...
- Bagratid Dynasty
- princely and royal dynasty founded in Armenia and Georgia during the 9th century by the Bagratuni family. The Bagratid kings kept Armenia independent of both the Byzantine Empire and the 'Abbasid Caliphate. [2 Related Articles]
- Bagration, Pyotr Ivanovich, Knyaz
- Russian general who distinguished himself during the Napoleonic Wars. [1 Related Articles]
- Bagri
- (from the article "Murshidabad") ...separated by the Bhagirathi River (q.v.). To the west lies the Rarh, a high, undulating continuation of the Chota Nagpur plateau. The eastern portion, the Bagri, is a fertile, low-lying alluvial tract, part of the Ganges Delta. The district is ...
- Bagrianov, Ivan
- (from the article "Bulgaria") He was replaced by the right-wing Agrarian Ivan Bagrianov, who began secret negotiations for surrender with the Allies but at a snail's pace. At the end of August, the sudden surrender of Romania, which brought Soviet troops to the Danube ...
- Bagritsky, Eduard Georgiyevich
- Soviet poet known for his revolutionary verses and for carrying on the romantic tradition in the Soviet period.
- bagua
- (from the article "pottery") ...long life and happiness. The "Buddha's hand" citron, a fruit with fingerlike appendages, is a symbol of wealth, and each month and season is represented by a flower or plant. The pa kua, consisting of eight sets of three lines, ...
- Baguielli
- (from the article "Cameroon") The oldest inhabitants of the country are the Pygmies, locally known as the Baguielli and Babinga, who live in the southern forests. They have been hunters and gatherers for thousands of years and live in small hunting bands.
- Baguio
- city, west-central Luzon, Philippines. After the United States occupied the Philippines in 1898, Governor William Howard Taft and other officials proposed the pleasant site nestled in pine-clad hills at about 4,900 feet (1,500 m) to serve as the summer capital ...
- Bagutta Prize
- Italian literary prize that is awarded annually to the author of the best book of the year. Established in 1927, it is named after the Milan trattoria in which the award ceremony is held. The prize recognizes authors in several ...
- bagworm moth
- any of a family of insects (order Lepidoptera) that are found worldwide and named for the baglike cases the larvae construct around themselves. The bag ranges in size from 6 to 152 mm (0.25 to 6 inches) and is constructed ... [2 Related Articles]
- Bagyidaw
- king of Myanmar (Burma) from 1819 to 1837. The seventh monarch of the Konbaung, or Alaungpaya, dynasty, he was defeated in the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-26). As a result of his defeat, the provinces of Arakan and Tenasserim were lost ... [2 Related Articles]
- Baha' al-Din
- Arab writer and statesman, author of the Sirat Salah ad-Din ("Life of Saladin"). He was first a teacher at Baghdad and then professor at Mosul.
- Baha' al-Din Walad
- (from the article "Rumi") Jalal al-Din's father, Baha' al-Din Walad, was a noted mystical theologian, author, and teacher. Because of either a dispute with the ruler or the threat of the approaching Mongols, Baha' al-Din and his family left their native town in about ...
- Baha' al-Din Zuhayr
- Arab poet attached to the Ayyubid dynasty of Cairo.
- Baha' Ullah
- founder of the Baha'i faith upon his claim to be the manifestation of the unknowable God. [4 Related Articles]
- Baha'i calendar
- (from the article "Baha'i faith") The Baha'is use a calendar established by the Bab and confirmed by Baha' Ullah, in which the year is divided into 19 months of 19 days each, with the addition of 4 intercalary days (5 in leap years). The year ...
- Baha'i faith
- religion founded in Iran in the mid-19th century by Mirza Hoseyn 'Ali Nuri, who is known as Baha' Ullah (Arabic: "Glory of God"). The cornerstone of Baha'i belief is the conviction that Baha' Ullah and his forerunner, who was known ... [7 Related Articles]
- Baha'i temple
- (from the article "Baha'i temple") in the Baha'i faith, house of worship open to adherents of all religions. See mashriq al-adhkar.Wilmette: Baha'i House of WorshipBaha'i House of Worship, Wilmette, Ill.GregMLBahadur Shah I
- Mughal emperor of India in 1707-12. [2 Related Articles]
- Bahadur Shah II
- the last Mughal emperor of India (reigned 1837-58). He was a poet, musician, and calligrapher, more an aesthete than a political leader. [3 Related Articles]
- Bahadur Shah, Sultan
- (from the article "Mumbai") A Portuguese attempt to conquer Mahim failed in 1507, but in 1534 Sultan Bahadur Shah, the ruler of Gujarat, ceded the island to the Portuguese. In 1661 it came under British control as part of the marriage settlement between King ...
- Bahadurpur, Battle of
- (Feb. 24, 1658), conflict that helped decide the war of succession among the sons of Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (reigned 1628-57/58). When Shah Jahan fell ill in 1657, his four sons-Dara Shikoh, Shah Shuja', Aurangzeb, and Murad Bakhsh-fought ... [1 Related Articles]
- Bahah, al-
- town, southwestern Saudi Arabia. The town is situated on a mountainous plateau at an elevation of 7,014 feet (2,138 m) and is surrounded by terraced hillsides, which are covered with juniper. It is known as the gateway to the 'Asir ...
- Bahamas Telecommunications Co.
- (from the article "Bahamas, The") A spokesman reaffirmed in July that the government remained committed to privatizing the Bahamas Telecommunications Co., though an attempt to find a buyer had collapsed in 2003 after bids from two potential investors were rejected. The government decided to talk ...
- Bahamas Turks and Caicos, Operation
- (from the article "Bahamas, The") The U.S. emphasized in a statement in May that it was not scaling down its assistance to Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos, known as OPBAT, which was set up in 1986 to try to stop the flow of illicit drugs ...
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