Bostran Era: New Calendar in Arabia Petraea (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History (22 Mar 2026) Today's historical events: Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. Æthelred of Wessex is defeated by a Danish invasion army at the Battle of Marton. Battle of Yashima: the Japanese forces of the Taira clan are defeated by the Minamoto clan. Vox in excelso: Pope Clement V dissolves the Order of the Knights Templar. Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire. The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags. Jamestown massacre: Algonquians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony's population, during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War. The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables. Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent. Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne. The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices