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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Siege of Jerusalem (1099) canonical 7
siege of Jerusalem (1099) 1

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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
surface form: Kingdom of Jerusalem (nascent Latin kingdom)
casualties heavy casualties among defenders and inhabitants
combatantReligion Crusader forces
surface form: Latin Christian (Catholic) Crusaders

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 region
surface form: Levant
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
surface form: Siege of Antioch (1097–1098)
religiousContext Christian–Muslim conflict in the Levant
surface form: 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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Kingdom of Jerusalem notableBattle Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
Gesta Francorum describesEvent Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
Godfrey of Bouillon participatedIn Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
chronicles of Fulcher of Chartres coversEvent Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
subject surface form: Chronicle of Fulcher of Chartres
this entity surface form: 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)