HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Since Jews attacked Byzantine Empire lands, the Byzantine emperor asked Pope Urban to help them reclaim Jerusalem and free lands under the control of the enemy.
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Since Mongols attacked Byzantine Empire lands, the Byzantine emperor asked Pope Urban to help them reclaim Jerusalem and free lands under the control of the enemy.
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Since Muslim Turks attacked Byzantine Empire lands, the Byzantine emperor asked Pope Urban to help them reclaim Jerusalem and free lands under the control of the enemy.
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Since Germanic tribes attacked Byzantine Empire lands, the Byzantine emperor asked Pope Urban to help them reclaim Jerusalem and free lands under the control of the enemy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Fourth Crusade began as a military pilgrimage to Jerusalem to re-capture it from Muslim Ayyubid forces and protect the Christians who lived in the Holy Land; however, the crusade never reached the Holy Land and never accomplished its original goals.
Detailed explanation-2: -The motivations behind those who went on the Third Crusade examined through close investigation of their social networks. The Third Crusade (1189-1192) was an attempt by Latin Christendom to reconquer the Holy Land, following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fall of Constantinople, (May 29, 1453), conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. The dwindling Byzantine Empire came to an end when the Ottomans breached Constantinople’s ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days.
Detailed explanation-4: -The last Crusade was the Ninth Crusade, which took place from 1271 to 1272 AD. About twenty years later, in 1291, the final Crusader held territory in the Near East fell to Muslim armies.