Unraveling the Crusades timeline By trippie.kami 1000 BCE the seljuk turks began to interfere 1094 pop urban 11 called for a crusade 1095 council of clermont 1098 knights took back jerusalam 1104 the battle of harran 1125 battle of azaz 1137 battle of ba'rin 1186 battle of hattin 1187 pope gregory vill calls for the third crusade 1187 they ruled the city of jerusalem for a while 1187 saldin captures jerusalem 1189 the turks recaptured jerusalem 1189 the battle of philomellion 1190 the battle of arsuf 1204 sack of the orthodox christian city 1291 ending of crusades