1099jerusalem

The First Crusade 1096 - 1099

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  • Seljuk Turks conquers Syria & Palestine
    Jan 1, 1071

    Seljuk Turks conquers Syria & Palestine

    Jerusalem is taken away from the Saracen caliphs.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1085 to Jan 1, 1095

    Christian Massacre

    Over 3000 Christians were massacred. Their churches, in Jerusalem, were either destroyed or used as stables.
  • Rhineland massacres
    Jan 1, 1096

    Rhineland massacres

    Massacre of the Jewish people and Jewish communities in Speyer, Worms and Mainz. This massacre was led by leaders in the First Crusade.
  • The beginning of the First Crusades
    Jan 1, 1096

    The beginning of the First Crusades