What city did the Seljuks capture in 1099?
Jerusalem
Tyre
Cairo
Alexandria
Answer
Jerusalem was captured by the Seljuks in 1099, not the Crusaders. The Seljuks were a powerful Muslim dynasty that ruled over much of the Middle East during the 11th and 12th centuries. They had previously conquered the city of Jerusalem from the Fatimids in 1071, and their capture of the city in 1099 marked the beginning of the First Crusade.
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