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The Seljuk Turks were in control of Jerusalem, commonly referred to as the Holy Land, in 1095. Abu Nasr Shams al-Muluk Duqaq was the local Seljuk ruler in charge of Jerusalem in 1095. The First Crusade was mounted to wrest control of Jerusalem from the Turks in 1095.
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Pope Urban II agreed to help the Byzantines when they were attacked by Muslim Turks in the Holy Land. In response to a request for assistance from Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, he called for the First Crusade in 1095 at the Council of Clermont. This rallying cry aimed to aid the Byzantines and reclaim Jerusalem, leading to a large-scale mobilization of Christian knights and soldiers from Europe.
Late in the 11th Century, the Byzantine emperor in Constantinople appealed to the Roman Catholic Church for military aid against the Moslem Turks. The Church was willing to help in that the Turks threatened Greek Orthodox Christianity and because Muslims controlled Palestine and molested Christians in the Holy Land. Pope Urban II called for at the Council of Clermont in 1095 to declare a holy war to retake the Holy Land from the Muslims.
The Crusades.
the muslims took over the holy land and the christians were not happy i think?
The Crusades
retake the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks.
Pope Urban II called for the crusade against the holy land.
The Turks were Muslims - followers of Islam.