+The First Crusade was a pivotal military expedition by European Christians to reclaim the [Holy Land](/wiki/holy_land) from Muslim control. Launched at the urging of [Pope](/wiki/pope) Urban II, it successfully captured Jerusalem and established the first Latin Crusader states in the Near East.
+## See also
+- [Crusades](/wiki/crusades)
+- [Medieval History](/wiki/medieval_history)
+- [Byzantine Empire](/wiki/byzantine_empire)
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