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West European
Christian
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knights in
1096 invaded Muslim
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territory to
capture the biblical
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Holy Land.
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They
established small, rival
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kingdoms that
were not a threat
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to the more
powerful
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surrounding
Muslim leaders.
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Most were
recaptured near the
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close of the
12th century by
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Muslims
reunited under Saladin.
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The last fell
in 1291.
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