Pope Urban II agreed to help the Byzantines when they were attacked by Muslim Turks in the Holy Land. In response to a request for assistance from Byzantine Emperor AlexiOS I Komnenos, he called for the First Crusade in 1095 at the Council of Clermont. This rallying cry aimed to aid the Byzantines and reclaim Jerusalem, leading to a large-scale mobilization of Christian knights and soldiers from Europe.
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