No, he sent Christians to fight. The Turks were Muslims.
The Byzantine Emperor (Alexius) asked Pope Urban for Christian knights to help him fight the Muslims Turks.
no! smart one you did
Pope Urban demanded that all Christians were to reclaim the holy land from the Muslims.
The Byzantine Emperor (Alexius) asked Pope Urban for Christian knights to help him fight the Muslims Turks.
Christians and Muslims
The armies that the Crusaders were fighting were mostly compromised of either Muslims or Christians. They were claiming to be fighting for religion.
Prior to the crusades, the Holy land had been taken over by Muslims. The crusaders went to the Holy Land to fight the Muslims and kick them out.
Jerusalem
The actions of the Muslims was to fight against the invading Crusaders.
The crusades happened during medieval times. The Pope of the time (Urban II) called on all Christians to fight a war against the Turks and were promised immediate remission of their sins upon death. The official reason for the first crusade is that the Pope wanted to help the Byzantine Emperor defend his Kingdom against invading Turks. Though it is argued that the Pope had the hidden agenda of taking back the "Holy land" from the Muslims.
The Muslim's won the crusades.
cause Christian people started the war first for holy land that's why Muslims fight with them for their protect..