jan 1, 1096 - Crusades Begin
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The Crusades lasted from 1096 to 1291. The crusades were Muslim wars in which the Muslims were trying to expand there kingdom.
"1096 Crusades begin: Pope Urban II of Rome calls for all Christians to expel Muslims from Jerusalem and its surrounding region (considered Holy Land as it was the area in which Jesus Christ lived) and from the
Byzantine Empire.
1258 Mongols sack Baghdad, killing the caliph and many Muslims: end of the
Abbasid caliphs.
1299 The Ottoman dynasty is founded under Osman I in Asia Minor (Turkey).
Osman rules until 1326.
1291 End of Crusades: Muslims defeat Christians and remain in Holy Lands."
- https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca
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