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- B. A. SaletoreIndian historian
- B. K. ThaparBal Krishen Thapar (18 October 1921 – 6 September 1995) was an Indian archaeologist who se
- Baba AmteIndian social worker, reformer and activist (1914–2008)
- BaburnamaMemoirs of Zahir-ud-Din Muhammad Babur, founder of the Mughal Empire
- BadamiTown in Karnataka, India
- Badami Chalukya architectureStyle in Hindu temple architecture
- Badami ShivalayaBadami Shivalaya refers to one of three 6th to 8th-century CE Hindu temples in Badami, Bag
- Badan SinghRaja of Bharatpur from 1722 to 1755
- Bagelkhand AgencyThe Bagelkhand Agency was a British political unit which managed the relations of the Brit
- Bagh CavesBuddhist caves in India
- BaghaturHonorific title
- Bahadur Shah IMughal emperor from 1707 to 1712
- Bahadur Shah of GujaratSultan of Gujarat from 1526 to 1535 and from 1536 to 1537
- Bahirji NaikMilitary officer
- Bahlul Khan LodiFounder of the Lodi Dynasty (reigned 1451–1489)
- BaigBaig, also commonly spelled Bayg, Beigh, Beg, Bek, Bey, Baeg or Begh was a Turkic title wh
- Baijnath, UttarakhandBaijnath is a small town on the banks of the Gomati river in the Bageshwar district in Kum
- Bajaur casketThe Bajaur casket, also called the Indravarma reliquary, year 63, or sometimes referred to
- Bajirao IPeshwa of the Maratha Empire from 1720 to 1740
- Bakhshi (Mughal Empire)Military and intelligence official in the Mughal Empire
- Balaji Baji RaoPeshwa of the Maratha Empire from 1740 to 1761
- Balatkara GanaAncient Jain monastic order in India
- BalbanSultan of Delhi from 1266 to 1287
- BalijaIndian caste
- Ballāla SenaKing of Sena dynasty from 1160 to 1178
- BalligaviBalligavi a town in Shikaripura taluk Shivamogga district of Karnataka state, India, is to
- Balthazar Napoléon IV de BourbonIndian pretender to the throne of the Kingdom of France since 1978
- BanavasiTourist destination near Sirsi, Karnataka
- Banda, Uttar PradeshBanda is a city and a municipal board in Banda district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Ind
- BaneraBanera is a town and tehsil located in the Bhilwara district in the state of Rajasthan in
- Bangalore CantonmentMilitary quarters in Bangalore, India
- BangarhAncient city in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India
- Bappa RawalRawal of Mewar from 728 to 763
- Baqi TashqandiMughal commander believed to have built the Babri Masjid
- Baradari (building)Baradari, also Bara Dari, is a building or pavilion with twelve doors designed to allow fr
- Barakzai dynasty1818–1978 ruling dynasty of Afghanistan
- Bardhaman RajPrincely state of the British India
- BargisLight cavalry mercenary group in India
- Barisal Conspiracy CaseThe Barisal Conspiracy Case of 1913 was a trial prosecuted by the British colonial authori
- Barkat AhmadBarkat Ahmad (1787 – 5 June 1858) was a sepoy mutineer and leading figure of the Indian Re
- Barli InscriptionThe Barli Inscription (obtained from a Bhinaika village 36 miles southeast of Ajmer) is on
- Baro-BhuyanMedieval petty rulers of Assam and Bengal
- Baroda and Gujarat States AgencyBaroda and Gujarat States Agency was a political agency of British India, managing the rel
- Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States AgencyThe Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency was an agency of the Indian Empire, ma
- BasavakalyanCity in Karnataka, India
- Basavakalyana FortBasavakalyana fort, earlier known as Kalyana fort, is located in Bidar district in the Ind
- Battle of AdyarBattle of the First Carnatic War
- Battle of AgraBattle of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Battle of Ambur1748 battle of the Second Carnatic War
- Battle of Anandpur (1700)Battle of the Mughal-Sikh Wars
- Battle of ArakereBattle of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
- Battle of Arnee1751 battle during the Second Carnatic War
- Battle of Asal UttarMajor battle in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Battle of Badli-ki-SeraiBattle of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Battle of Bhopal1737 battle between the Maratha Empire and several Mughal vassal states
- Battle of BurkiBattle of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Battle of Buxar1764 battle of the Bengal War
- Battle of Chandannagar1757 battle of the Third Carnatic War and Seven Years' War
- Battle of ChatraThe Battle of Chatra was a conflict that took place during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 be
- Battle of ChinhatPart of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Battle of Cuddalore (1783)The Battle of Cuddalore in 1783 was a naval battle between a British fleet, under Admiral
- Battle of Delhi (1757)1757 fought between the Maratha Empire and the Rohilla
- Battle of Delhi (1764)1764 battle in Delhi between the Bharatpur Jat State and the Mughal Empire
- Battle of Delhi (1783)Sikh raid on Delhi during the fall of the Mughal Empire
- Battle of DograiBattle of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Battle of Farrukhabad1804 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
- Battle of Ferozeshah1845 battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War
- Battle of Golden Rock1753 battle
- Battle of Grand TurkBattle in the American Revolution
- Battle of Grenada1779 battle of the American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Guadeloupe (1779)1779 naval battle
- Battle of Gujrat1849 battle of the Anglo-Sikh War
- Battle of Gujrat (1797)The Battle of Gujrat (1797) was fought between the forces of the Durrani Empire led by Ahm
- Battle of Guler (1696)Battle fought between Sikh Guru Gobind Singh and Mughal Forces
- Battle of Haldighati1576 battle of the Mughal-Rajput Wars
- Battle of Ichogil BundSkirmish of the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
- Battle of Jamrud1837 battle of the Afghan–Sikh Wars
- Battle of Jhelum (1857)Part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Battle of Khadki1817 Indian colonial conflict
- Battle of Kharda1795 battle between Nizam and Maratha Confederacy in Western India
- Battle of KrabbendamThe Battle of Krabbendam (also called the Battle of Zijpedijk) of 10 September 1799 was fo
- Battle of Kup1762 battle
- Battle of Laswari1803 battle of the Second Anglo-Maratha War
- Battle of MadrasBattle of the War of the Austrian Succession
- Battle of MandsaurThe Battle of Mandsaur took place in Mandsaur, India between the Maratha and Jai Singh II
- Battle of ManupurDurrani–Mughal battle in 1748
- Battle of Martinique (1779)1779 battle of the American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Martinique (1780)1780 battle of the American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Muktsar1705 conflict in the Mughal-Sikh Wars
- Battle of Nadaun1691 battle of the Mughal–Sikh Wars
- Battle of NajafgarhPart of the Anglo-Indian wars in 1857
- Battle of Negapatam (1758)The Battle of Nagapatam was an indecisive naval battle on 3 August 1758 during the Seven Y
- Battle of Negapatam (1782)The Battle of Negapatam was the third in a series of battles fought between a British flee
- Battle of PhilloraBattle of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
- Battle of Pipli SahibSikh-Afghan battle
- Battle of Pollilur (1780)Battle of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
- Battle of Pollilur (1781)1781 Battle of the Second Anglo-Mysore War
- Battle of Poona1802 battle during the Second Anglo-Maratha War
- Battle of Porto PrayaThe Battle of Porto Praya was a naval battle that took place during the American Revolutio
- Battle of ProvidienThe Battle of Providien was the second in a series of naval battles fought between a Briti
- Battle of Purakkad1746 battle between Travancore and Odanad
- Battle of Qarawal18th-century South Asian military engagement
- Battle of Quilon1809 battle in India
- Battle of Rajmahal1576 battle during the Mughal invasion of Bengal
- Battle of Rhode Island1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
- Battle of RoatánThe Battle of Roatán (sometimes spelled "Rattan") was an American War of Independence batt
- Battle of Saint Kitts1782 battle of the American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Sarsa18th-century battle in North India
- Battle of Seringham1753 battle
- Battle of ShopianBattle of 1819 between a force of the Sikh Empire and Jabbar Khan
- Battle of St. Lucia1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Stony Point41°14′28″N 73°58′26″W / 41.241°N 73.974°W
- Battle of Sultanpet Tope1799 battle of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
- Battle of Talikota1565 battle in India
- Battle of Taragarh1700 battle in Punjab, India
- Battle of TellicherryBattle of the Third Anglo-Mysore War
- Battle of the Mona Passage1782 battle of the American Revolutionary War
- Battle of the Saintes1782 battle of the American Revolutionary War
- Battle of the Tennis CourtPart of the Battle of Kohima in North East India in 1944
- Battle of TiruvannamalaiPart of the First Anglo-Mysore War in 1767
- Battle of Tukaroi1575 battle in eastern India
- Battle of Vasai1739 conflict between the Portuguese and Maratha Empires in India
- Battle of Vatapi642 battle
- Battle of Visakhapatnam1804 battle of the Napoleonic Wars
- Battle of Wandiwash1760 battle of the Seven Years' War
- Battle of Young's HouseThe Battle of Young's House was a skirmish fought outside New York City between British an
- Bawa Lal Dayal14th century Hindu saint
- BayanaTown in India
- BegumTurkic honorific title for females
- Belgaum FortFort in Belgaum, Karnataka, India
- Bellary FortHeritage site
- Bengal ArmyArmy of the Bengal Presidency of British India
- Bengal PresidencyProvince of British India from 1699 to 1947
- Berar SubahSubah of the Mughal Empire
- Bettiah RajZamindari estate in Bihar, India
- Betwa RiverRiver in northern India
- Bhadu (festival)Bhadu is the social festival of Southern West Bengal, East India. The festival starts from
- Bhai GurdasJathedar of the Akal Takht from 1606 to 1637
- Bhaja CavesCave complex in Maharashtra, India
- Bhandara BasadiJain temple in Shravanabelgola complex in the state of Karnataka
- BhanuguptaGupta prince
- Bharat Scouts and GuidesNational scouting and guiding association of India
- Bharatpur StatePrincely state in British India
- Bharatpur, RajasthanCity in Rajasthan, India
- BharmalRaja of Amber from 1548 to 1574
- BharuchCity in Gujarat, India
- Bhaskar Sadashiv SomanIndian Chief of Naval Staff
- BhaskaravarmanRuler of the Kamarupa kingdom in ancient India from 600 to 650 CE
- BhattarakaA Bhaṭṭāraka (Jain Prakrit: भट्टारक; lit. 'holy one') heads traditional Digambara Jain ins
- Bhauma dynastyLegendary dynasty in Hinduism
- Bhauma-Kara dynasty8th-10th century Indian dynasty
- Bhavabhushan MitraBhavabhushan Mitra, or Bhaba Bhusan Mitter, alias Swami Satyananda Puri (1881– 27 January
- BhāvivekaIndian Buddhist philosopher (c.500–c.578)
- Bhim Singh IILast ruling Maharaja of Kotah from 1940–1947
- Bhima IKing of Gujarat from 1022 to 1064
- Bhima of Mahikavati13th-century king who ruled the present-day Mumbai area
- Bhoi dynastyMedieval Odia Hindu dynasty
- BhojaKing of Malwa from 1010 to 1055
- Bhojpur, Madhya PradeshBhojpur is a town of historical and religious importance in Raisen District of Madhya Prad
- Bhonsle (clan)Maratha clan
- Bhonsle dynastyIndian Marathi house
- Bhopal State (1949–1956)Former State in Central India, India
- Bhopawar AgencySub-agency of British India
- BhorBhor () is a town and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, In
- Bhulua KingdomKingdom in present-day Bangladesh
- BhurshutMedieval Hindu kingdom in West Bengal
- Bidyadhari RiverBidyadhari River (also spelt Bidyadhari or simply called Bidya), is a river in the Indian
- Bihar famine of 1873–1874Famine in British India
- Bihar MuseumBihar Museum is a state museum located in Patna. It was partially opened in August 2015. '
- Bihar Reorganisation Act, 20002000 Indian law creating the state of Jharkhand
- Bihar SubahSubdivision of the Mughal Empire between 1575–1733
- Bihar VidyapeethBihar Vidyapeeth is an Indian Educational Institution founded by Mohandas Karamchand Gandh
- Bihari languagesGroup of Eastern Indo-Aryan languages
- Bijapur FortFort in Bijapur, India
- BijawarBijawar is a city the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarter
- Bikaner StatePrincely state of India
- Bilaspur State (1950–1954)Bilaspur State was a state of India from 1950 to 1954 with Bilaspur town as its capital. T
- Bilaspur State (princely state)Hill kingdom and later princely state of British India (697–1948)
- Bilhana11th-century Kashmiri poet
- BimbisaraHaryanka emperor from 544 to 492 BCE
- BindusaraMauryan emperor from 297 to 273 BCE
- Bir Chandra ManikyaMaharaja Bir Chandra Manikya Bahadur of the Manikya Dynasty was the king of Tripura from 1
- Birjis QadrNawab of Awadh from 1857 to 1858
- Birsa MundaIndian tribal freedom fighter and religious leader (1875–1900)
- Black and red wareSouth Asian earthenware
- Black Hole of CalcuttaDungeon used in 1756 to hold British and Indian prisoners
- Black Taj MahalHistoric site in Agra
- BoitaShips built in the ancient Kalinga region
- Bombay ArmyMilitary unit
- BorivaliSuburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Bourbons of IndiaPutative Indian noble family
- Brahmananda Swami SivayogiKaratt Govinda Menon (26 August 1852 – 10 September 1929), better known as Brahmananda Swa
- Brahmi scriptAncient script of Central and South Asia
- BrahmoFollower of Brahmoism
- BrahmoismHindu religious movement from mid-19th century Bengal, India
- Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda CholapuramBrohadisvara temple is known as Gangaikonda cholapuram
- Brihadratha dynastyFirst dynasty that ruled Magadha
- British expedition to Tibet1903–1904 military expedition
- British Indian Army1895–1947 military force
- British Information ServicesBritish government propaganda organization
- British rule in AssamPeriod when Assam was under British rule
- British rule in Portuguese IndiaGoa, Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Goa, Damaon & Dio) were one of Portugal's oldest colonies,
- Bronze Age IndiaThe Bronze Age in the Indian subcontinent begins around 3000 BCE, and in the end gives ris
- Buddhabhadra (translator)Buddhabhadra (simplified Chinese: 佛陀跋陀罗; traditional Chinese: 佛陀跋陀羅; pinyin: Fótuóbátuóluó
- BudhaguptaGupta emperor from 476 to 495
- Bukka Raya IEmperor of Vijayanagara from 1356 to 1377
- Buli (tribe)Republican tribe in Iron-Age India
- BundelaRajput clan of the Indian subcontinent
- BundelkhandGeographical and cultural region in central India
- BurhanpurCity in Madhya Pradesh, India