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aug 3, 1096 - First Crusade 3.2

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After the Christian Byzantine Empire lost control of Anatolia to Seljuk Turks, Pope Urban II ordered a military expedition to help take back these lands from the Muslims. The crusaders were also commanded to take back the holy land in the middle east, such as Israel and Lebanon, from the Islamic peoples.

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aug 3, 1096
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~ 929 years ago