Ancient history

What was the Crusades expedition? ?? [Crusaders Summary]

The infamous Crusaders .. I mentioned briefly in the article about the effects and changes of the Crusaders'expedition, but I have summarized in a table how the Crusaders' expedition was actually carried out.

Depending on how you divide it, it may be said that there were crusade expeditions up to the 8th and 9th, but this time we will explain assuming the 7th theory.

Crusaders expedition

I will summarize the purposes and results of the 1st to 7th sessions.

We invaded the Seljuk dynasty by land from Germany and France, and by sea from Italy, England and France through the Mediterranean Sea. You can see that we are on the way to various urban areas. It seems that they also procured food and supplies in these cities.

year Purpose / military composition Results
First Crusade Expedition 1096

1099

Recapture of Jerusalem dominated by the Seljuk dynasty With the goal.

French princes And Holy Roman Empire princes Was organized around.

Founding the Kingdom of Jerusalem .. Knights of St. John to protect Christians visiting the Holy Land Pilgrimage Was organized.
Second Crusade Expedition 1147

1148

Islamic forces revived from around 1144, and one of the Crusader States Count of Edessa was destroyed It started from that.


Holy Roman Empire And King of France, Many aristocrats, bishops, and ordinary people participated.

There was no clear purpose such as regaining Jerusalem, and the consciousness of the participants was not unified.


The Byzantine Empire was also in balance with the Islamic dynasty, so I did not welcome it. Almost no results It ended with.

Third Crusade Expedition 1189

1192

Former Chancellor of the Fatima dynasty and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, Saladin Conquers the Crusader States, including Jerusalem.

Recapture Jerusalem Holy Roman Empire England King of France An army was formed by them.

Due to the accidental death of the King of the Holy Roman Empire who participated in the Crusades and the conflict within the formed army, Jerusalem cannot be regained . ..

Recapture of Acre , the current northern town of Israel needed for the Jerusalem pilgrimage And sign an agreement to guarantee freedom of pilgrimage The result is that.

At this time, the Byzantine Empire signed an agreement with the Ayyubid dynasty and interfered with the Crusaders. The uncooperative attitude deepened the east-west rift of Christianity.

Fourth Crusade Expedition 1202

1204

Islamic home Egypt capture , not Jerusalem Raised soldiers for the purpose.

It was formed mainly by French princes and Venice (merchant).

Venetian merchants raised their hands to join the Crusades in a financially distressed situation where only the princes participated and people did not gather.

Travel expenses are covered by a capture to the same Christian country, and the Byzantine Empire's struggle for succession to the throne is plunged into Constantinople . Let found the Latin Empire ..

The reason for invading the Byzantine Empire was because of the feud with the Byzantine Empire in the trade of Venice . Is said to be.

The looting and assault when attacking is terrible, the east-west crack of Christianity is decisive ..

Fifth Crusade Expedition 1217

1221

Home of the Ayyubid dynasty Egypt capture Aimed for

1) Formed by the Kings of Hungary, Austria and the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The last crusade at the call of the Pope ..

2) The first call was reluctant to go on a Crusader expedition Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II However, the expedition started due to the internal conflict of the Ayyubid dynasty.

The former may be classified as the 5th and the latter as the 6th.

1) The Ayyubid dynasty, which was in danger due to a rebellion inside Egypt, offered to return the territory of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

However, inside the Crusaders, a person who tried to accept the return and a person who stuck to the capital, Cairo, confronted each other, and as a result, they lost to the Ayyubid dynasty . ..


2) The Holy Roman Emperor from Sicily, who coexisted with Islam, conducted diplomatic negotiations with the Ayyubid dynasty. Recapture Jerusalem did.

But Frederick II Was not recognized by the Roman Church even though he regained Jerusalem because he was heading for excommunication due to his relationship with the Roman Church and obtained it without fighting.

6th Crusade Expedition 1248

1254

After the death of the Ayyubid king, who negotiated with the Fifth Crusade, Jerusalem fell by Islamic forces.

King of France, a respectful Christian, Louis IX Proposed by Ayyubid Egypt to fall The Crusaders started with the purpose of doing that.

Since Europe was richer than it was in the first session, there weren't many supporters, and the people involved were opposed to it.

The Crusaders are defeated due to the spread of typhus. Louis IX was taken prisoner ..

On the other hand, a coup d'etat occurred in Egypt during the Ayyubid dynasty. The birth of the Mamluk dynasty do. The Crusaders abandon the occupied territories and pay the ransom to withdraw did.

7th Crusade Expedition 1270

1272

The purpose of the expedition was to recapture the sanctuary, but the destination was Tunisia . And Acre Met.

An expedition called by King Louis IX of France again in 1270 And an expedition by King of England's son Edward from 1271. There is.

The last crusade.

Louis IX Attacked Tunisia in North Africa, but typhus was widespread due to the heat and poor quality of drinking water. Since Louis IX and other central figures of the Crusaders died, Louis IX's son once pulled the army and went on an expedition with Edward again.

In the re-expedition, he won the battle with the Mamluk general, but the Christian nations did not agree, and withdrawal . ..

The particularly famous 1st, 3rd, and 4th Crusade expeditions are written in separate articles.

About the First Crusade Expedition

  • Siege of Nicaea:Siege of Rum-Seljuk in Nicaea, the capital of the Seljuk dynasty
  • Antioch Siege:A siege in Antioch, which is closely related to Christianity

About the Third Crusade

About the 4th Crusade Expedition

After all, in Western Europe, where we got a glimpse of the culture of developed countries through these seven Crusader expeditions, various factors overlapped.

  • Monetary economy permeates
  • May the Pope's voice decline and the King's centripetal force increase

It became

and began to nurture each unique culture.