| ID | Name | Surname | Type | Notes | Actions |
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| 231 | Bettiah | placeName | a city and the administrative headquarters of West Champaran district, Bihar, India; a former principality established in the 15th oder 16th century by Brahman lineages (Michael 2012: 36 with further literature) wiki:Bettiah, viaf:133813146, geonames:1276393. #checked# | View details | |
| 1203 | Bevare | placeName | a village within the Bādikoṭ village development committee in Pyuthan district. #checked# | View details | |
| 1962 | Bhabhu Gīra | Gīra | persName | flourished: 1759 (ŚS 1680, K_0113_0023); gender: male; details: witness to a land a slave donation to the Ādiviśveśvara temple in Bisaṅkhu. #new# | View details |
| 1530 | Bhācheu Pradhān | Pradhān | persName | flourished: 1836 (VS 1893); gender: male; details: lived in Bhaktapur; held the title of ḍhalapā; involved in fixing boundaries of royal land grants. #checked# | View details |
| 897 | Bhāḍera | placeName | location needs to be verified; document suggests a locality in Gwalior. #checked# | View details | |
| 2597 | Bhāḍosīṃ | persName | flourished: CE 1887 (VS 1944); gender: male; #new# | View details | |
| 565 | Bhadrakali | placeName | an open air shrine (pīṭha) of the goddess Bhadrakālī east of Ṭuṇḍikhela, Kathmandu, and the area surrounding it. #checked# | View details | |
| 2553 | Bhagatavīra | persName | flourished: CE 1887 (VS 1944); gender: male; details: lived in Bhaktapur; #new# | View details | |
| 2074 | Bhagavanta Bāḍā | Bāḍā | persName | flourished: 1776 (VS 1832, K_0579_0063); died: 1787 (VS 1844, K_0579_0055); gender: male; details: pūjārī of Bhagavatī at Palāñcoka. #new# | View details |
| 1 | Bhagavantanātha | Nātha | persName | also known as: Bhagavaṃtanātha, Bhagavaṃntanātha Gosāī̃jyū, Bhavaṃntanātha o.a.; born: before 1763 (VS 1820); died: 1786/87 (VS 1843); gender: male; details: influential siddha of the Nātha tradition; appeared in 1763 (VS 1820, cf. Naraharinātha n.d.: 85) in the kingdom of Salyan and impressed the local ruler, King Śrīkṛṣṇa Śāha, by working miracles (ibid.: 85f., Bouillier 1991: 8f., Unbescheid 1980: 27f.); seemingly Surapratāpa Śāha introduced Bhagavantanātha to his brother Pṛthvīnārāyaṇa Śāha, the king of Gorkha, whose adviser and rājaguru he became (Baral 1964: 232, Unbescheid 1980: 25, Panta et al. VS 2025: 1070); known for arranging the marriage between King Pṛthvīnārāyaṇa's daughter, Vilāsa Kumārī Śāha, and King Śrīkṛṣṇa Śāha's son, Raṇabhīma Śāha, in 1766 (VS 1823, cf. Bouillier 1991: 155, Naraharinātha n.d.: 87, Unbescheid 1980: 27); legends ascribe him an important role in Pṛthvīnārāyaṇa's conquest of Kirtipur in 1767 and later documents (NH) mention a rich reward, including the royal insignia of the conquered king, his male and female slaves and a gift (bheṭī) of 125,000 rupees (Bouillier 1991: 155f., Naraharinātha n.d.: 87, Unbescheid 1980: 25f., Zotter 2022: 214); returned to Salyan and founded his first monastery (maṭha) in Rānāgāũ; appointed as central overseer (maṇḍalāi) of jogīs in 1770 (K_0469_0009), a privilege repeatedly reconfirmed by Pṛthvīnārāyaṇa's successors Pratāpa Siṃha Śāha (DNA_0014_0050) and Raṇabahādura Śāha (K_0469_0008 and K_0469_0010); kept on supporting Pṛthvīnārāyaṇa by managing alliances with western principalities (such as Jumla and Jajarkot) and sending emissaries, spies or blessed swords for military campaigns (see e.g. K_0469_0032, Naraharinātha n.d.: 83-85, cf. Bouillier 1991: 13f., Bouillier 1991: 155, Unbescheid 1980: 27, Zotter 2022: 215); was granted a piece of land in Dang by Śrīkṛṣṇa Śāha in 1780 and founded his second monastery in Śrīgāũ (cf. Bouillier 1991: 155f.); took samādhi in Śrīgāũ in 1786/87 (VS 1843, Bouillier 1991: 15, Naraharinātha n.d.: 88, Unbescheid 1980: 27); successors on his monastic throne (gaddī) are (cf. K_0469_0033 and Bouillier 1991): 1. Bhuvaneśvaranātha (1787-?); 2. Rūpanātha (?-1832); 3. Lokanātha (1832-1848); 4. Jagadīśvaranātha (1848-1878?); 5. Khīmānātha (1878?-1886); 6. Hīrānātha (1888-1905); 7. Chatra- or Chetranātha (1905-1907); 8. (after a struggle between Lokanātha and Devīnātha) Puṣkaranātha? (cf. Bouillier 1991: 168); 9. Yamanātha (son of Puṣkaranātha, cf. Bouillier 1991: 168). #checked# | View details |
| 1745 | Bhagavatī Bana Gosāi | Gosāi | persName | flourished: 1773 (ŚS 1695); gender: male; details: served as a witness to Bālakṛṣṇa Upādhyā's dedication of two slaves to the Paśupatinātha temple. #checked# | View details |
| 1510 | Bhāgidatta Puna | Puna | persName | flourished: 1831 (VS 1887); gender: male; details: involved in fixing boundaries of royal land grants. #checked# | View details |
| 2683 | Bhāgīdeva Bhābo | persName | flourished: CE 1758 (NS 878); gender: male; details: lived in Su Bāhāḥ, Patan #new# | View details | |
| 2372 | Bhāgīlakṣmī | persName | flourished: CE 1821 (VS 1878); gender: female; held the title of susāre; #new# | View details | |
| 2691 | Bhāginātha Bhābo | persName | flourished: CE 1758 (NS 878); gender: male; details: lived in Su Bāhāḥ, Patan; #new# | View details | |
| 2280 | Bhāgīrāma | persName | also known as: Bhājurāma; flourished: CE 1803 (VS 1860); gender: male; held the title of ḍiṭṭhā (VS 1860); #new# | View details | |
| 2592 | Bhāgirāma Cālaṃ | persName | flourished: CE 1887 (VS 1944); gender: male; | View details | |
| 2393 | Bhāgīrathā | persName | flourished: CE 1821 (VS 1878); gender: female; details: lived in Gorkha; held the title of maṅgalinī; #new# | View details | |
| 782 | Bhagirathi | geogName | also Bhāgīrathī; a river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges; wiki:Bhagirathi_River, dbr:Bhagirathi_River, geonames:1276293, geonames:276294. #checked# | View details | |
| 2689 | Bhāgīsiṃha Bhābo | persName | flourished: CE 1758 (NS 878); gender: male; details: lived in Su Bāhāḥ, Patan; #new# | View details |