Bagrevand 775: Turning Point in South Caucasus (+ 7 more historical events on this day!)

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This episode covers significant historical events that occurred on April 25, including the Battle of Bagrevand and the execution of Nicolas J. Pelletier.

A Daily Dose of History (25 Apr 2026) Today's historical events: The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim control over the South Caucasus is solidified and its Islamization begins, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and their remnants flee to the Byzantine Empire. After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection. Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng. A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession. Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine. Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the British Empire. Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering…

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Hosts: Amalia Dupray, Montgomery Jones

Topics covered

• historical events
• South Caucasus
• Armenian rebellion
• Islamization
• European conflicts
• executions
• colonial history

Keywords

• Bagrevand
• Armenian rebellion
• Abbasid Caliphate
• Eighty Years' War
• Ming Dynasty
• guillotine
• Mexican-American War

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Western Australia

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