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1st Crusaders defeat Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea

1st Crusaders defeat Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea

1st Crusaders defeat Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea

Events Before

  1. Pope Urban II preaches to the West to wrest control of the Holy Land from the Seljuk Turks at the Council of Clermont, t

    Pope Urban II preaches to the West to wrest control of the Holy Land from the Seljuk Turks at the Council of Clermont, triggering the First Crusade

  2. Crusaders massacre Jews of Worms

    The Worms massacre was the murder of at least 800 to 1,000 Jews from Worms, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany), during the events of the First Crusade (More precisely by the People's Crusade) under...

  3. 1st Crusade slaughter Jews of Werelinghofen, Germany

    1st Crusade slaughter Jews of Werelinghofen, Germany

  4. The People's Crusade led by Peter the Hermit arrives at Constantinople with 30,000 followers

    Peter the Hermit (1050 – 8 July 1115 or 1131), also known as Little Peter, Peter of Amiens (French: Pierre d'Amiens) or Peter of Achères (French: Pierre d'Achères), was a Roman Catholic priest of...

  5. Sultan Kilij Arslan of Nicaea defeats the People's Crusade at the Battle of Civetot; only about 3,000 out of 20,000 Crus

    Sultan Kilij Arslan of Nicaea defeats the People's Crusade at the Battle of Civetot; only about 3,000 out of 20,000 Crusaders survive

Events After

  1. Crusaders defeat Prince Ridwan of Aleppo at Antioch

    Crusaders defeat Prince Ridwan of Aleppo at Antioch

  2. Crusaders seize Antioch after a five-month siege during the First Crusade

    The siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, on the Crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria. Two sieges took place in succession.

  3. Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul

    Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul

  4. 1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara, Syria

    1st Crusaders capture & plunder Mara, Syria

  5. Hildegard von Bingen is born

    Hildegard von Bingen, German musician, known for german nun and polymath, was born on 1098-09-16.

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