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The army of the First Crusade arrives at the Holy City of Jerusalem
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1:02.6 | the Holy Land, they were probably not aware that they had chosen probably the best time to do so. |
1:09.1 | The Muslims were in an unprecedented state of political disunity. Not only was the |
1:15.6 | Shiite-Khalifate based in Egypt at war with its Sunni rival in Baghdad, but each caliphate in turn had its own internal issues. |
1:24.6 | The Seljuk Sultan of Baghdad, Malik Shah, called Uw's Sunnis to unite under him |
1:32.9 | against the heretical Shiites. But when he died in 1092, his mighty realm quickly collapsed |
1:40.0 | amid succession crises and chaotic civil war. |
1:49.1 | His two young sons fought for control of Iraq and Iran, |
1:53.5 | while in Syria his brother Tutush sought to seize power for himself. |
1:56.9 | When Tutuished himself died in 1095, |
2:00.1 | his sons likewise squabbled over their inheritance, one snatching Aleppo and the other Damascus. |
2:06.6 | Meanwhile in Egypt, the Fatimid Caliph died unexpectedly in 1094, and his vizier followed him the year after. |
2:15.1 | So by the time of the crusader's arrival, the Shiite state was likewise in a state of complete disarray. |
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