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Events Pre-1600 *1099 – First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Caliphate, Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade. *1121 – Battle of Didgori: The Georgia (country), Georgian army under King David IV of Georgia, David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuq dynasty, Seljuk commander Ilghazi. *1164 – Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusades, Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch. *1323 – The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod Republic is signed, regulating the border between the two countries for the first time. *1492 – Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World. *1499 – First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Republic of Venice, Venetian and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman fleets. 1601–1900 *1624 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1099
Year 1099 ( MXCIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place First Crusade * January 16 – The Crusaders, under Raymond IV, count of Toulouse (Raymond of Saint-Gilles), leave Antioch, and head south towards Jerusalem. They are joined by forces of Tancred (a nephew of Bohemond I) and Robert II, duke of Normandy. Raymond is given free passage and supplies, and accepts guides from the Emir of Shaizar (modern Syria), who conducts the army (6,000 men) across the Orontes River (between Shaizar and Hama). * January 22 – The Crusaders, under Raymond IV, reach Masyaf, where a treaty is agreed to. They decide to continue the march, rather than to capture or destroy the town. The next day the Crusaders enter the deserted town of Rafaniyah, that provides them with much-needed supplies. Raymond moves into the Buqaia Valley, and takes the strategic Kurdish fortress of Hosn al-Akrad (the futur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
