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Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade, 1095 CE

November 27, 2020

by 5 Minute History Byzantine Empire On This Day Seljuqs of Rum

Today on the 27th of November in 1095 CE, Pope Urban II declared the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. Pope Urban seeing an opportunity to reunite the Eastern and Western churches, called for a Truce of God among the rulers of Europe and urged th ...

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Crusade of 1101, Kilij Arslan I defeats the combined Crusader armies in the Battle of Mersivan

November 15, 2020

by Sarim Ashrafi On This Day Seljuqs of Rum

Today on November 15 in 1100 CE, Pope Paschal II, the successor to Pope Urban II, preached a new Crusade at the Council of Poitiers threatening his fellow Christians with excommunication for failure to fulfill their vows. As a result, combined forces of ...

Western depiction of Hayreddin Barbarossa

Hayreddin Barbarossa or Khayreddin Barba...

July 5, 2022

Hızır, better known as Khayreddin, or to the west Barbaros because of his orange beard was born in either 1477 or 1467 ...

First Indian War of Independence 1857

Indian uprising of 1857

May 10, 2022

On May 10, 1857, the first Indian War of Independence or Indian Uprising of 1857 began from Meerut to overthrow the rul ...

crusaders massacre of muslims and jews

Siege and Fall of Jerusalem, June 7 R...

July 15, 2021

On July 15, 1099, the Holy city of Jerusalem was finally captured by the Crusaders after a 38-day long siege. What foll ...

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Map of Umayyad Caliphate at its greatest...

November 18, 2020

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Map – Ottoman Empire at the time o...

November 14, 2020

Map - Mughal Empire during the reign of Aurangzeb, 1605 CE

Map – Mughal Empire during the rei...

November 14, 2020

Disclaimer: The map shown above is not 100% accurate, r ...

Tomb of Aurangzeb

The resting place of Aurangzeb Alamgir i...

February 6, 2021

Audrey Truschke writes: "Aurangzeb exited this world mor ...

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Mazaar (shrine) of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in September 2017.

Indian prime ministers visit the tomb of...

November 25, 2020

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Mazaar ...

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The Qur’an of Sultan Baibars II, 1...

November 15, 2020

#1 In 1304 CE, Bahri Mamluk Sultan Rukn al-Din Baibars, ...