On this day (21 October, 1096 CE {23/24 Shawwal, 489 AH}), the Anatolian Seljuk State under Sultan Kiliç Arslan I decisively defeated the so-called People’s Crusade led by Peter the Hermit.
This battle is known as the Battle of Civetot (in Nicaea/Nicea/İznik, modern-day Turkey).
The People’s Crusade – also known as the Peasants’ Crusade, Paupers’ Crusade or the Popular Crusade – was the first, largest and most well-documented Crusade.
The People’s Crusade began in April 1096 CE and was put to an end in October 1096 CE by the Seljuks of Rum under the Sultan Kiliç Arslan I: the first Muslim commander to fight against the Crusaders.
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