A Daily Dose of History (23 Jan 2025)

Today's historical events:

• Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor.
• Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao.
• In the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, King Louis IX of France issues the Mise of Amiens, a one-sided decision in favour of Henry that later leads to the Second Barons' War.
• In a coronation ceremony, Zhu Yuanzhang ascends the throne of China as the Hongwu Emperor, initiating Ming dynasty rule over China that would last for three centuries.
• James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such.
• The Royal Exchange opens in London.
• The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands.
• Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales.
• The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire.

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