First Crusade
EventCrusades
Religious war of 1096 to 1099 that captured Jerusalem and established Crusader states.
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First Crusade
- Crusades
The First Crusade was a religious war initiated, supported and sometimes directed by the Latin Church. After Pope Urban II urged Christians to undertake an armed pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1095, forces from western Europe travelled through Anatolia and captured Nicaea, Antioch and Jerusalem. The capture of Jerusalem in July 1099 involved the massacre of many residents. The campaign ended after the Battle of Ascalon, and four Crusader states were established in the Holy Land.
- Dates
- 1096–1099
- Capture of Jerusalem
- 15 July 1099
- States established
- Four Crusader states in the Holy Land
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- First Crusade (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q51649
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Unknown authorUnknown author. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsUnknown authorUnknown author, Egerton ms. 1500, fol. 45v [1]Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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