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Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch.
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First Crusade
1096–1099 Christian re-conquest of the Holy Land
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages. Their aim was to return the Holy Land—which had been conquered by the Rashidun Caliphate in the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Kerbogha
11/12th-century ruler of Mosul
Qiwam al-Dawla Kerbogha, known as Kerbogha or Karbughā, was the Turkoman atabeg of Mosul during the First Crusade and was renowned as a soldier.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Antioch (1098)
Part of the First Crusade
The Battle of Antioch (1098) was a military engagement fought between the Christian forces of the First Crusade and a Muslim coalition led by Kerbogha, atabeg of Mosul. Kerbogha's goal was to reclaim Antioch from the Crusaders and affirm his position as a regional power.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)