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Period: Feb 18, 1096 to Feb 18, 1291
The crusades
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The crusades was a holy war waged by christians to capture jersalem and reclaim the holy land. the first crusade, christian armies from western europe responded to the pope and aided the byzantine to recapture the holy land from muslim. christians reclaimed the holy land in 1099.