Byzantine Emperor Maurice Names Son Co-Emperor (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Byzantine Emperor Maurice Names Son Co-Emperor (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones March 26, 2026 Duration: 9:51
A Daily Dose of History (26 Mar 2026) Today's historical events: Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. On the feast of Eid al-Adha, the death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, is announced, along with the succession of his son, al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah. On the same day, al-Hakim's designated heir, Abd al-Rahim ibn Ilyas, is arrested in Damascus and brought to Egypt. Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Saladin becomes the emir of Egypt. The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end. Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights. William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables. Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru. Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands. The Royal Academy of Turku, the first university of Finland, is founded in the city of Turku by Queen Christina of Sweden at the proposal of Count Per Brahe. Silver-loaded Spanish ship San José is pushed south by strong winds, subsequently it wrecks in the coast of southern Chile and its surviving crew is killed by indigenous Cuncos. Safavid government troops take control of Basra. William Dampier is the first European to circumnavigate New Britain, discovering it is an island (which he names Nova Britannia) rather than part of New Guinea. An earthquake devastates Caracas, Venezuela. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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