Unraveling the Crusades

By MileyV
  • the seljuk turks began to interfere with christian visitors
    1000

    the seljuk turks began to interfere with christian visitors

    the turks start interfereing with the chrisitian visitors to the holy land
  • council of Clermont
    1095

    council of Clermont

    at the Council of Clermont in southern France, the Pope called on Western Christians to take up arms to aid the Byzantines and recapture the Holy Land from Muslim control. This marked the beginning of the Crusades.
  • pope urban 11 called for a crusade
    1095

    pope urban 11 called for a crusade

    a holy war against the Turks.
  • Period: 1096 to 1099

    The first crusade

  • knights took back Jerusalam
    1099

    knights took back Jerusalam

    knights quickly followed behind in 1096 and after many battles, took back jerusalam in 1099
  • the battle of harran
    1104

    the battle of harran

    this battle led directly to a peace deal between england's king Richard the LionHeart and Muslim leader Saladin.
  • battle of azaz
    Jun 11, 1125

    battle of azaz

  • battle of ba'rin
    1137

    battle of ba'rin

  • Period: 1147 to 1149

    the second crusade

  • they ruled the city of jerusalem for a while untill 1187
    1187

    they ruled the city of jerusalem for a while untill 1187

  • battle of hattin
    1187

    battle of hattin

  • pope gregory vlll calls for the third crusade
    1187

    pope gregory vlll calls for the third crusade

  • saladin captures jerusalem
    1187

    saladin captures jerusalem

  • the Turks recaptured Jerusalem
    1189

    the Turks recaptured Jerusalem

    which started the third crusade began in 1189
  • Period: 1189 to 1192

    the third crusade

  • battle of philomellion
    1190

    battle of philomellion

  • battle of arsuf
    Aug 7, 1191

    battle of arsuf

  • Period: 1202 to 1204

    the fourth and final crusade

    a two year crusade
  • the sack of the orthodox christian city of constaninople
    1204

    the sack of the orthodox christian city of constaninople

    they sacked constaninople for three day. during they stole manu ancient and medieval greco - roman works or they ruined them
  • The ending of the crusades
    1291

    The ending of the crusades

    for 200 years, crusaders tried to drive Turks out of the holy land. all they permanently won in the holy land was the right of Chrisitians to visit Jerusalem