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Apr 1081 - Aug 1118Reign of Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos.
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1088 - 1099Reign of Pope Urban II.
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1095 - 1102The First Crusade is formed to recapture Jerusalem for Christendom. It is successful in its primary aim.
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Mar 1095Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos appeals to the west for aid against the Seljuks.
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27 Nov 1095At the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II calls for the First Crusade to form and retake Jerusalem for Christendom.
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Mar 1096The people's army led by Peter the Hermit departs for Constantinople during the First Crusade.
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21 Oct 1096The "People's Crusade" led by Peter the Hermit is wiped out by a Seljuk army near Nicaea.
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21 Oct 1096The 'People's Crusade' is wiped out near Nicaea by a Seljuk army.n
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1097The First Crusaders arrive at Constantinople.
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1097The First Crusaders capture Nicaea.
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1 Jul 1097A Crusader army wins a great victory against a Muslim army at Dorylaion.
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Mar 1098Baldwin of Boulogne takes control of Edessa and the County of Edessa is formed, one of four Crusader-created states in the Levant.
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3 Jun 1098The First Crusaders capture Antioch after an 8-month siege.
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28 Jun 1098The Crusaders defeat a large Muslim army sent to recapture Antioch.
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7 Jun 1099The Crusader army arrives at the walls of Jerusalem, the objective of the First Crusade.
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17 Jun 1099A small fleet of Genoese and English ships arrives at Jaffa bringing essential supplies for siege weapons to the First Crusaders at Jerusalem.
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10 Jul 1099Siege towers are built by the First Crusaders to better attack Jerusalem.
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15 Jul 1099Jerusalem is captured during the First Crusade.
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10 Aug 1099A Muslim army is sent to recapture Jerusalem but is defeated by the Crusaders at the battle of Ascalon.
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17 May 1101Caesarea is captured by the Crusaders.
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26 May 1101Acre is captured by the Crusaders.
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c. 1130Albert of Achen's account of the First Crusade, the 'Jerusalem History", is written based on soldiers accounts.
