Events on 21 August 48
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Song dynasty general Yue Fei defeats an army led by Jin dynasty general Wuzhu at the Battle of Yancheng during the Jin-Song Wars.
Year 1192
Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the de facto ruler of Japan. (Traditional Japanese date: July 12, 1192)
Year 1331
King Stefan Uroš III, after months of anarchy, surrenders to his son and rival Stefan Dušan, who succeeds as King of Serbia.
Year 1415
Henry the Navigator leads Portuguese forces to victory over the Marinids at the Battle of Ceuta.
Year 1770
James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
Year 1772
King Gustav III completes his coup d'état by adopting a new Constitution, ending half a century of parliamentary rule in Sweden and installing himself as an enlightened despot.
Year 1778
American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
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Deaths on 21 August 88
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