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Pope Urban II called for the Crusades in response to a request for military assistance from Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who sought help against the advancing Seljuk Turks. Urban saw this as an opportunity to unify Christendom and reclaim Jerusalem, which had fallen under Muslim control. Additionally, the pope aimed to redirect the growing aggression and violence among European knights towards a common religious goal, thereby promoting the idea of a holy war. His call at the Council of Claremont in 1095 mobilized thousands to take up the cross and embark on the First Crusade.

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