Kilij Arslan I
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Kilij Arslan I ibn Suleiman was the Seljuk sultan of Rûm. He reigned from 1092 until his death in 1107. He ruled the Sultanate during the time of the First Crusade and thus faced the earliest attacks
Capture of Kilij Arslan's wife
People's Crusade
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The People's Crusade was the beginning phase of the First Crusade whose objective was to retake the Holy Land, and Jerusalem in particular, from Islamic rule. In 1095, after the head of the Catholic C
Kilij Arslan I
…Arslan Saide Hatun Names Dawud ibn Sulayman ibn Qutalmish House House of Seljuq Father Suleyman I of Rûm Religion Sunni Islam Military career Conflicts People's Crusade Battles of Heraclea Battle of Mersivan Crusade of 1101 Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) Siege of Nicaea Battle of Civetot Siege of Xerigordos War of Mosul…
The defeat of the People's Crusade Illustration by Jean Colombe (from Passages d'outremer)
Peter the Hermit Preaching the First Crusade – from the painting by James Archer – from Cassell's History of England, Vol. I – anonymous author and artists
Siege of Niš on 4 July 1096
Peter the Hermit shows the crusaders the way to Jerusalem. French illumination, c. 1270.