This Day, March 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z”L

This Day, March 9, In Jewish History by Mitchell A and Deb Levin Z”L

590: Bahram Chobin is crowned as King Barham VI of Persia. The newly crowned king enjoyed support among Persian Jews since opposing forces under a general named Mahbad “killed the Jewish followers of the pretender to the throne, Bahram Chobin.” 1230: Bulgarian tsar Ivan Asen II defeats Theodore of Epirus in the Battle of Klokotnitsa.