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Isaszeg, Battle of

Years: 1265 - 1265

The Battle of Isaszeg is fought between King Béla IV of Hungary and his son, Stephen, who serves as Junior King and Duke of Transylvania.

Stephen defeats his father's army in the subsequent peace Béla is obliged to cede the government of the Eastern parts of his kingdom again to his son.

“History is important. If you don't know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything, and you have no way of checking up on it.”

—Howard Zinn, You Can't Be Neutral ... (2004)