Fourth crusade The Fourth Crusade was a Latin Christian armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III. The stated intent of the expedition was to recapture the Muslim-controlled city of Jerusalem, by first conquering the powerful Egyptian Ayyubid Sultanate, the strongest Muslim state of the time. (jan 1, 1199 – dec 1, 1204)
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jan 1, 1199
dec 1, 1204
~ 5 years and 11 months