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Queen Tamar's Triumph: Georgian-Seljuk Wars (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (27 Jul 2023)
Today's historical events:
Georgian-Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Basian the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum.
Battle of Bouvines: Philip II of France decisively defeats Imperial, English and Flemish armies, effectively ending John of England's Angevin Empire.
According to Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia for the first time, usually considered to be the founding day of the Ottoman state.
The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan.
The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all…
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