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Southern Yan Dynasty Falls — A rogue kingdom crumbles before Jin forces

Guanggu, ChinaClassical

410

Southern Yan Dynasty Falls

A rogue kingdom crumbles before Jin forces

The capital of Guanggu fell to the Jin dynasty general Liu Yu, bringing the Southern Yan dynasty to a decisive end. The Southern Yan, a Xianbei-led state in northern China, had survived only a few tumultuous years before being overwhelmed by Liu Yu's military genius. The conquest consolidated Jin control over a wider swath of China and demonstrated Liu Yu's growing power, foreshadowing his eventual founding of the Liu Song dynasty.

410 AD

Ed Begley Was Born — An Oscar-winning character actor arrives

Hartford, Connecticut, United StatesEarly 20th Century

1901

Ed Begley Was Born

An Oscar-winning character actor arrives

Ed Begley was born in Hartford, Connecticut, a future actor whose powerful performances would earn him an Academy Award. Best known for his Oscar-winning role in Sweet Bird of Youth, Begley brought a blue-collar intensity and emotional honesty to every part. His career, spanning theater, film, and early television, helped define the golden age of American character acting, proving that stars need not have leading-man looks to command the screen.

1901 AD

Mehmed Reshid — The appointment of Mehmed Reshid as governor of Diyarbekir, Turkey intensified the genocide of Syriac Christians by pro-Ottoman forces.

Early 20th Century

1915

Mehmed Reshid

The appointment of Mehmed Reshid as governor of Diyarbekir, Turkey intensified the genocide of Syriac Christians by pro-Ottoman forces.

1915 AD