Christian
Jerusalem
The Turks or the Holy man of the religious crusades.
seljuk Turks
The Byzantine Emperor sought help from the European Christian kingdoms when the Turks took over.
The Pope accused the Seljuk Turks of invading Christian territories, desecrating holy sites, and persecuting Christian pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. He called for a Christian military expedition to restore access to the holy land, leading to the First Crusade.
Greeks and Armenians.
a guerrilla army that sought to drive out the ottoman Turks
The Byzantine Emperor (Alexius) asked Pope Urban for Christian knights to help him fight the Muslims Turks.
The Crusades began soon after the Seljuk Turks threatened the Byzantine Empire, a Christian nation and a key ally of Western Europe. The Seljuk Turks' conquests in Anatolia and their capture of Jerusalem sparked a call for the Crusades to reclaim these territories.
The Seljuk Turks threatened Christian lands through military conquests and invasions, particularly in the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Land. They captured key territories such as Jerusalem and Anatolia, leading to clashes with Christian powers like the Byzantines, Crusaders, and other European states. The Seljuks' control of strategic regions posed a significant threat to Christian control and interests in the medieval period.
The Muslim Ottoman Turks. However, the Turks were not the enemies of Christianity as a religion. They merely opposed Christendom, Christian Rule, because they wanted to expand their empire into Europe.