Proper Nouns Lexicon

Babur (1483-1530), the founder of the Mughal dynasty, ruled India from 1526 to 1530, known for his military victories and cultural contributions.

Badari is an archaeological site in ancient Egypt, located in Middle Egypt. It is associated with a significant pre-dynastic culture, the Badarian culture.

Bagmati primarily refers to a sacred river in Nepal, closely associated with the religious, urban, and cultural history of the Kathmandu Valley. It flows past major Hindu and Buddhist sites and plays a key role in ritual and funerary practices.

The Bahmani dynasty was a Muslim ruling house that governed large parts of the Deccan in central-southern India from the mid-fourteenth to the early sixteenth century. It established the first lasting independent sultanate of the Deccan.

Baha-ud-Din Naqshband (1318-1389) was a Sufi mystic and the founder of the Naqshbandi order. He is known for his spiritual teachings focused on silent meditation and inner purification.

Bakhtiyar Khalji (c. 1160 – 1206) was a Turkic-Muslim general serving the Delhi Sultanate, known for his conquest of Bengal in the early 13th century. He is often associated with the destruction of the Nalanda Buddhist university.

Ban Xang Hai, often referred to as the "Whisky Village," is a small Laotian village famed for its traditional rice whisky, Lao-Lao. Located near Luang Prabang, the village draws visitors interested in local distillation traditions.

APS is a Hindu religious organisation within the Swaminarayan tradition. It manages temples, promotes the teachings of Swaminarayan and plays a significant cultural and community role in India and abroad.

The Battle of Kalinga, fought around 261 BCE, was a major conflict between the Mauryan Empire and the Kingdom of Kalinga, leading to a moral transformation in Emperor Ashoka.

The three Battles of Panipat, fought in 1526, 1556, and 1761, each marked a decisive turning point in the political history of the Indian subcontinent, leading to the rise or fall of major powers.