On January 23
On January 23, 2 pivotal events are recorded in the Human Saga, including 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake (1556).
On this day
On 23 January 1556, a catastrophic earthquake of an estimated magnitude around 8.0 struck Huaxian (modern Huazhou) in the Wei River Valley of Shaanxi province during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming dynasty, earning it the name…
On 23 January 1565 a coalition of the Deccan sultanates of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Bidar and Golconda decisively defeated the army of the Vijayanagara Empire at Talikota (Rakshasi-Tangadi) in northern Karnataka.
Also this week in history (Jan 20 – Jan 26)
Beginning with Abu Muslim raising the black banners of the Hashimiyya movement in Khurasan in 747, the Abbasid Revolution channelled discontent among non-Arab Muslims (mawali), Shi'a sympathisers and easterners against Umayyad rule.
The Mahdist War pitted Sudanese followers of Muhammad Ahmad, who proclaimed himself the Mahdi, against Egyptian and British forces.