The Crusades
1096 CE – 1291 CE · 195 years
Two centuries of religious warfare for control of the Holy Land — nine major crusades that transformed trade, culture, and the balance of power between Christendom and Islam.
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Crusades on Wikipedia.
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Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Christian Crusader states
- Muslim dynasties
Key moments
Defining events in the The Crusades.
- 1099 Siege of Jerusalem
- 1187 Hattin
- 1189–1191 Siege of Acre
- 1291 Fall of Acre
Elsewhere in Middle East at the time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
Landmark · Middle East
Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela
1181 CE – still standing
Polity · Middle East
Mamluke Sultanate
1250 CE – 1517 CETrade route · Middle East
Mediterranean Southern Route
331 BCE – 1500 CEConflict · Middle East
Khwarezmian Empire Expansion
1141 CE – 1218 CE
Landmark · Middle East
Merv
2500 BCE – 1221 CE
Polity · Middle East
Abbasid Caliphate
750 CE – 1258 CETrade route · Middle East
Maritime Silk Road – Red Sea Branch
200 BCE – 1500 CEConflict · Middle East
Mongol Invasion of Khwarezmia
1219 CE – 1221 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1096 CE and 1291 CE.
And in the rest of the world
Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.
Image credits5 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Crusadesanonymus · Public domain
- Rock-Hewn Churches, LalibelaSailko · CC BY 3.0
- Mamluk SultanateRo4444 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- MervKalpak Travel · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abbasid bannerEc.Domnowall · Public domain
