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First Crusade

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The First Crusade (1096-1099) was the first of a series of religious wars initiated and supported by the Latin Church with the goal of returning the Holy Land, held by Muslim rulers since the 7th century, to Christian control. It grew out of an appeal from the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos for military help against the Seljuk Turks, followed by Pope Urban II's call at the Council of Clermont in 1095 urging Christians to undertake an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem. An initial wave of poorer crusaders known as the People's Crusade was destroyed by Turkish forces in 1096, but a larger force of nobility known as the Princes' Crusade captured Nicaea in 1097, won at Dorylaeum, and took Jerusalem by storm on 15 July 1099 before repelling a Fatimid counterattack at Ascalon, leaving four Crusader states established in the Holy Land.

Facts
Year
1096 1
The crusade itself ran from 1096 to 1099; event-year records its start.
Location
The Levant and Anatolia 1
Classification
Event Type
Military Conflict 1
Connections

Associated With

Knights Hospitaller, Organizations

Caused By

Pope Urban II, Historical Figures
Additional Source Wikipedia: First CrusadeLead section (edge: caused-by Pope Urban II)

In Era

The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, Eras
Source Wikipedia: First Crusade

Succeeded By

Second Crusade, Events
Additional Source Wikipedia: Second CrusadeLead section (edge: succeeded-by Second Crusade)
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First Crusade

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Participant

Byzantine Empire

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Fatimid Caliphate

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Seljuk Empire

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Sultanate of Rum

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Took Place In

Anatolia

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The Levant

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: First Crusade
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    Pope Urban II gave a speech supporting the Byzantine request and urging faithful Christians to undertake an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
  • Infobox (date range)
    1096-1099
  • Infobox (location)
    The Levant and Anatolia
  • First Crusade: Event Type
    The First Crusade (1096-1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages. Their aim was to return the Holy Land to Christian rule after its conquest by the Rashidun Caliphate in the 7th century.
  • Caused By: Pope Urban II, Lead section (edge: caused-by Pope Urban II)
    Pope Urban II gave a speech supporting the Byzantine request and urging faithful Christians to undertake an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
  • In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
    The First Crusade (1096-1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the L
  • In Group: Events of the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries, 1000 to 1199, Lead
    The First Crusade (1096-1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages.
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Wikipedia: Second Crusade
WikipediaSucceeded By: Second Crusade, Lead section (edge: succeeded-by Second Crusade)
Quote, Succeeded By: Second Crusade, Lead section (edge: succeeded-by Second Crusade)
The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the Seljuk forces of Zengi.
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