The First Crusade’s Jerusalem conquest slaughtered nearly all local Jews and Muslims

Evidence

Pope Urban II ordered the First Crusade in 1095. This crusade was initially in response to the plea for aid from the Byzantine emperor as he sought to fight off invading Seljuk Turks, but the crusade eventually focused on taking Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim hands. In 1099, Jerusalem fell to Christian armies. These armies slaughtered almost all of the Jews and Muslims in the city and subsequently established the Kingdom of Jerusalem. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 110

Categorization

• XREF: The 1099 slaughter sets a template contrasted later with Islamic conquests that ‘destroyed little.’ — connects to: Crusader violence exceeded that of their Muslim adversaries in scale and cruelty — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 196; There are historical structural similarities between the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the state of Israel worth scholarly comparison. — The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and Israel: An Historical Comparison; The Crusades as holy triumph is a myth masking internal massacres — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 173 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Crusader violence exceeded that of their Muslim adversaries in scale and cruelty #corroborates (0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 196