The First Crusade (1096-1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, in which Western Christian armies led by nobles including Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Godfrey of Bouillon, Robert Curthose, Robert II of Flanders, Hugh the Great and Bohemond of Taranto, together with the People's Crusade and allied with the Byzantine Empire, fought the Seljuk Empire, the Sultanate of Rum, the Danishmendids and the Fatimid Caliphate for control of the Holy Land. The crusade ended in a Crusader victory.
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CombatantsCrusader armies of Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Godfrey of Bouillon, Robert Curthose, Robert II of Flanders, Hugh the Great and Bohemond of Taranto, allied with the Byzantine Empire, against the Seljuk Empire, the Sultanate of Rum, the Danishmendids and the Fatimid Caliphate 1 Duration Band Classification
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The Levant and Anatolia
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The First Crusade (1096-1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were
Infobox: Date
15 August 1096 - 12 August 1099
Infobox: Belligerents
Army of Raymond of Saint-Gilles ... Byzantine Empire ... Seljuk Empire, Sultanate of Rum, Danishmendids, Fatimid Caliphate
Infobox: result, outcome
Crusader victory
Infobox: date, duration band
15 August 1096-12 August 1099
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The First Crusade (1096-1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages.
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15 August 1096 - 12 August 1099
Part Of: Crusades, Infobox: part_of
the Crusades
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