Bhanpura, Rajputana. 25N. 76E. Res. and burial-place of Jaswant Rao Holkar.
[Bhartpur] ('city of Bhurat'), Rajputana. 27N. 78E. Unsuccessfully stormed by Lord Lake, 1805; taken by Lord Combermere, 1826. Under British administration, 1853. (See Malleson's 'Decisive Battles of India.')
[Bhatner], Punjab. 30N. 74E. Captured and partially destroyed by Tamerlane, 1398.
[Bhilsa], Rajputana. 24N. 78E. Contains mosques built by Akbar, 1583; by Aurungzebe, 1682. Plundered by Altamsh, 1235; seized by Ala-ud-din, 1290.
Bhojpur, Bombay. 19N. 74E. Contains stones bearing ancient carvings and inscription dating from c. 200 B.C.
Bhubaneswar, Bengal. 20N. 86E. Sacred city of the followers of Siva; of great antiquity.
[Bhuj], Bombay. 23N. 70E. Taken by storm by Sir William Kier, 1819.
[Bidar], Haidarabad. 18N. 78E. Captured by Ulugh Khan, 1321; by Aurungzebe, 1656.
Biderra, Bengal. 23N. 88E. Colonel Forde conquered Dutch under Colonel Roussel, 1759. (See Malleson's 'Decisive Battles of India.')
Bijanagur ('city of triumph'), Madras. 16N. 77E. F. in 1336; destroyed by Mohammedan kings, 1564. Contains temples made of granite.