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Baku Ru. 1192-19C Japanese Shogunate government.
Balboa, Vasco de. 1475-1519. Spanish. Crossed Panama to Pacific 1513. Beheaded.
Bali. c1000 Java. 1596 Dutch discover. 1906 Netherlands. WWII Japan occupies. 1950 Indonesia.
Balkan Crisis. 1875-8. Britain, Austria fear Russian expansion. Congress of Berlin.
Barrie, James. 1860-1937. Scottish author: Peter Pan 1904.
Barrier Treaties. 1709-15. Britain, HRE aid United Provinces vs Spain, France. Spanish Succession.
Bassein, Treaty. 1802. Indian alliance with British East India Company leads to second Maratha War.
Bataan Death March. 1942. Japanese force 60 mile march; 54 of 70,000 prisoners arrive.
Baylen, Battle. 1808. Spanish mob defeats French army, humiliating Napoleon.
Benavente y Martinez, Jacinto. 1866-1954. Spanish dramatist: Bonds of Interest 1907.
Benten. Japanese god of reasoning. Patron of literature, music, femininity.
Black Panthers. 1966-80. Revolutionary US political party. Bobby Seale. Huey Newton.
Blenheim, Battle. 1704. Bavaria. Marlborough’s victory in War of Spanish Succession. First French defeat in 50 years, saves Vienna.
Borneo. 7C BC Indian influence. 3C BC-15C Chinese inf. 3C-15C Funan/Khmer, Malacca, Srivijaya, Majapahit. 15C Moslem. 16C- European inf. 19C Dutch(S)/Eng(N). WWII Japan occupies. Brunei. Malaysia. Indonesia.
Brahman. Supreme being in Upanishads.
Brahmanism. 700-500BC. Philosophical period of Hinduism. Upanishads. Vedism.
British East India Company. 1600-1858. For trade with Asia. Took political control.
Brunei. 15C + Borneo. 16-18C Decline; European colonies. 1888 British protectorate. WWII Japanese occupy. 1971 Self-governing. 1983 Independent Sultanate.
Buccaneers. 1630-97. British,French,Dutch pirates vs Spanish ships and colonies in Caribbean, S. America. Morgan.
Buddhism. c528BC. Widely practised in Asia. Nirvana is achieved by following the 8-fold path and 4 Noble Truths. 1C BC Mahayana Sutras. 6C reaches Japan. 12C Zen Buddhism widely practiced in Japan.
Bunuel, Luis. 1900-83. Spanish filmmaker. Controversial film of social injustice, Andalusian Dog 1928.
Burma Campaign. 1942-5. British rout Japanese invaders.
Buson. 1716-83. Japanese haiku poet/painter.
Cabezan. 1510-66. Spanish. Early keyboard composer.
Cabrera, Ramón. 1806-87. Spanish Carlist leader.