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Tang Dynasty's Kucha Conquest: Military Triumph & Cultural Expansion (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (19 Jan 2025)
Today's historical events:
Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrender after a forty-day siege led by Tang dynasty general Ashina She'er, establishing Tang control over the northern Tarim Basin in Xinjiang.
Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England, completing his reconquest of Normandy.
The Italian Duchy of Mirandola surrenders to the Pope.
San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
Hämeenlinna (Swedish: Tavastehus) was granted privileges after it separated from…
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