Legacy of Ferdowsi: Completing Shahnameh (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (08 Mar 2024)

Today's historical events:

Ferdowsi completes his epic poem Shahnameh.

Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León.

Battle of Hausbergen between bourgeois militias and the army of the bishop of Strasbourg.

Queen Anne, the younger sister of Mary II, becomes Queen regnant of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at the Battle of Gulnabad.

Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran.

An anonymous writer, thought by some to…

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