WHAT HAPPENED ON 29. NOVEMBER
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King Chlothar I dies at Compiègne. The Merovingian dynasty is continued by his four sons — Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I — who divide the Frankish Kingdom. (29. November 561)

Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III. (29. November 800)

The Korean king Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty, moves the capital from Kaesŏng to Hanyang, today known as Seoul. (29. November 1394)

The papal conclave of 1549–50 begins. (29. November 1549)

The Battle of Swally takes place, which loosens the Portuguese Empire's hold on India. (29. November 1612)

Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi. (29. November 1729)

American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements. (29. November 1776)

San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California. (29. November 1777)

The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance. (29. November 1781)

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey. (29. November 1783)

November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins. (29. November 1830)

The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour. (29. November 1847)

Whitman Massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War. (29. November 1847)

The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation. (29. November 1850)

American Indian Wars: Sand Creek Massacre – Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory. (29. November 1864)

American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill – A Confederate advance into Tennessee misses an opportunity to crush the Union Army. General John Bell Hood is angered, which leads to the Battle of Franklin. (29. November 1864)

American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River. (29. November 1872)

Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time. (29. November 1877)

End of Third Anglo-Burmese War, and end of Burmese monarchy (29. November 1885)

The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes. (29. November 1890)