People's Crusade
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The People's Crusade was an ill-fated, largely unorganized popular movement of peasants and minor nobles in 1096 that attempted to reach the Holy Land before the official First Crusade and was mostly destroyed in Anatolia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military expedition
ⓘ
popular crusading movement ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
absence of strong military leadership
ⓘ
lack of formal organization ⓘ poor logistics ⓘ popular participation ⓘ religious zeal ⓘ |
| describedAs |
ill-fated
ⓘ
popular crusade ⓘ unofficial crusade ⓘ |
| followedBy | Princes' Crusade ⓘ |
| hasCause |
call to crusade by Pope Urban II
ⓘ
millenarian expectations ⓘ popular religious enthusiasm ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1096 ⓘ |
| hasEstimatedSize | tens of thousands of participants ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Peter the Hermit
ⓘ
Walter Sans-Avoir ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ Europe ⓘ France ⓘ Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Hungary ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
ambush near Civetot
ⓘ
crossing of the Bosporus near Constantinople ⓘ massacre of Jews along the Rhine ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
aid Byzantine Empire against Seljuk Turks
ⓘ
capture Jerusalem ⓘ |
| hasOpponent |
Seljuk Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Seljuk Turks
Turkish forces in Anatolia ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
massacre of crusaders in Anatolia
ⓘ
military disaster ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
artisans
ⓘ
children ⓘ knights ⓘ minor nobles ⓘ peasants ⓘ women ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Western Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Christianity
|
| hasStartTime | 1096 ⓘ |
| partOf | First Crusade ⓘ |
| precededBy | Council of Clermont ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | 11th century ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
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