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Jan 1, 636
The Battle of Yarmouk
The Battle of Yarmouk was led by Khalid Ibh al-Walid. This was a victory over the Byzantine army, which was made up of various Christian allies. -
Oct 10, 732
The Battle of Tours
The Aquitanian and Frankish forces fought against the Muslim forces of the Umayyad Caliphate. The Frankish won the battle which resulted in the withdrawal of the Umayyad forces from France. -
Aug 26, 1071
The Battle of Manzikert
The battle of Manzikert was fought between the Seljuk Empire and the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine forces suffered a loss, which compromised their authority in Anatolia and Armenia. -
Nov 18, 1095
The First Crusade
Known for commencing the First Crusade, Pope Urban II gathered the Council of Clermont. The pope summoned nobles and others to defend the Holy Land along with the Byzantine Empire from the Seljuk Turls. -
Jan 1, 1144
Imad al-Din Zengi
Imad al-Din Zengi led the Muslims in a siege against the Crusaders in Edessa, the frailest crusader state at the time. -
Dec 24, 1144
Beginning of the Second Crusade
Imad ad-Din Zangi defeated the Christians and took the city of Edessa. -
Jan 1, 1145
Nur al-Din Zengi
Imad al-Din Zengi captured Saruj and led a blockade to Birejik. Once he died in 1146, his son Nur al-Din Zengi took on the leadership position of the Muslim army. -
Jul 4, 1187
The Battle of Hattin
The Battle of Hattin was a fight between the forces of the Saladin and the Crusader states of the Levant. The Saladin was victorious and solidified the decimation of the Christian Crusader forces. -
Jul 16, 1212
The Battle of Al-Uqab
The Christian army of Castile fought the Almohad Muslim rulers of the southern half of the Iberian Peninsula, resulting in the defeat of the Almohads. -
Jan 1, 1452
The Fall of Constantinople
During The Fall of Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire captured the capital of the Byzantine Empire. This event destroyed the defenses of the Christians in Europe against the Muslim invasion, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire.