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Toledo's Twelfth Council: Impact on Spanish Jews (+ 13 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (09 Jan 2025)
Today's historical events:
Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain.
Jin-Song Wars: Invading Jurchen soldiers from the Jin dynasty besiege and sack Bianjing (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song dynasty of China, and abduct Emperor Qinzong of Song and others, ending the Northern Song dynasty.
The Jewish population of Basel, believed by the residents to be the cause of the ongoing Black Death, is rounded up and incinerated.
The trial of Joan of Arc begins in…
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