ON THIS DAY
- Battles & Sieges
- 1097 (929 years ago) (19 June) The Seljukid capital city of Nicaea fell to the joint forces of the Byzantines and the Crusaders after more than a month-long siege. Eventually, Seljuks and the Crusaders met in the Battle of Dorylaeum on 1 July 1097.
- Events
- 1707 (319 years ago) (19 June) The seventh Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah I ascended the throne at the age of 63. He fought the Battle of Jajau against his brother in order to claim the throne.
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