- Crusades - Wikipedia
Beginning with the First Crusade, which culminated in the capture of Jerusalem in 1099, these expeditions spanned centuries and became a central aspect of European political, religious, and military history In 1095, after a Byzantine request for aid, [1] Pope Urban II proclaimed the first expedition at the Council of Clermont
- Definition, History, Map, Significance, Legacy - Britannica
Crusades, military expeditions, beginning in the late 11th century, that were organized by western European Christians in response to centuries of Muslim wars of expansion
- CRUSADER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Crusader: a person who participated in any of the military expeditions undertaken by Christian powers in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to win the Holy Land from the Muslims
- Crusades - World History Encyclopedia
The Crusades were a series of military campaigns organised by popes and Christian western powers to take Jerusalem and the Holy Land back from Muslim control and then defend those gains There were eight major official crusades between 1095 and 1270, as well as many more unofficial ones
- The Crusades: Definition, Religious Wars Facts | HISTORY
To govern the conquered territory, those who remained established four large western settlements, or Crusader states, in Jerusalem, Edessa, Antioch and Tripoli
- The Crusades - Jewish Virtual Library
The Crusades were a series of military expeditions conducted by European Christians in the 11 th, 12 th and 13 th centuries to conquer the land of Israel from the Muslims or to repel their counterattacks
- Smarthistory – The Crusades
Crusades were religious wars undertaken by Christians from western Europe Their goal was to capture the Holy Lands of the eastern Mediterranean and specifically Jerusalem from Muslims Christian crusader states resulted for varying periods of time
- Crusades - Holy War, Kingdoms, Reconquista | Britannica
The Crusade of 1101 was organized by Pope Paschal II to reinforce Christian rule in the Holy Land By 1112 Arsuf, Caesarea, Acre, Beirut, and Sidon had been taken, and the entire coast except for Ascalon and Tyre was in Latin hands Zangī captured Edessa in 1144 The northernmost Crusader state was overrun
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