Siege of Jerusalem (1099)

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The Siege of Jerusalem (1099) was the climactic Crusader assault during the First Crusade that captured Jerusalem from Muslim control and led to the establishment of a Latin Christian rule in the city.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aftermath Godfrey of Bouillon elected ruler of Jerusalem ⓘ
establishment of a Latin patriarchate in Jerusalem ⓘ
expulsion or killing of many Muslim and Jewish residents ⓘ
attackerCommander Godfrey of Bouillon ⓘ
Raymond IV of Toulouse ⓘ
Tancred of Hauteville ⓘ
belligerent Crusader forces ⓘ
Fatimid Caliphate ⓘ
Jerusalem garrison ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem (nascent Latin kingdom) ⓘ
casualties heavy casualties among defenders and inhabitants ⓘ
combatantReligion Latin Christian (Catholic) Crusaders ⓘ
linked to: Crusader forces

Sunni Muslim Fatimids (Isma'ili Shi'a ruling elite, largely Sunni garrison) ⓘ
commander Arnulf of Chocques ⓘ
Godfrey of Bouillon ⓘ
Iftikhar al-Dawla ⓘ
Raymond IV of Toulouse ⓘ
Robert Curthose ⓘ
Robert II of Flanders ⓘ
Tancred of Hauteville ⓘ
conflict First Crusade ⓘ
date June–July 1099 ⓘ
defenderCommander Iftikhar al-Dawla ⓘ
endDate 1099-07-15 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Ascalon ⓘ
hasLanguageOfPrimarySources Arabic ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
locatedIn Holy Land ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
notableEvent breach of Jerusalem’s northern walls ⓘ
procession of barefoot Crusaders around Jerusalem’s walls ⓘ
use of siege towers and scaling ladders ⓘ
partOf First Crusade ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Antioch (1097–1098) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Antioch
religiousContext Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
Crusader holy war to capture the Holy Sepulchre ⓘ
result Crusader victory ⓘ
capture of Jerusalem by Crusaders ⓘ
end of Fatimid control of Jerusalem ⓘ
establishment of Latin Christian rule in Jerusalem ⓘ
massacre of Jerusalem’s Muslim population ⓘ
massacre of many Jewish inhabitants of Jerusalem ⓘ
significance climactic engagement of the First Crusade ⓘ
established Latin Christian control over Jerusalem ⓘ
led to creation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
startDate 1099-06-07 ⓘ
year 1099 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Jerusalem → notableBattle → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Gesta Francorum → describesEvent → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Godfrey of Bouillon → participatedIn → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres → coversEvent → siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
Crusader states → significantEvent → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Raymond IV of Toulouse → participatedIn → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Robert II of Flanders → participatedIn → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Robert Curthose → participatedIn → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Princes' Crusade → hasPart → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Historia Hierosolymitana → mainTopic → capture of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
Raymond of Saint-Gilles → militaryConflict → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Raymond I of Tripoli → participatedIn → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Siege of Tripoli → relatedEvent → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Siege of Arqa → followedBy → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Robert II of Normandy → participatedIn → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Chronicle of Albert of Aachen → describesEvent → siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
subject linked to: chronicle of Albert of Aachen
linked to: Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
Robert Shortboots → battle → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
House of Boulogne → memberParticipatedIn → Siege of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
Robert Courteheuse → participatedIn → Capture of Jerusalem (1099) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Jerusalem (1099)