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Introduction
Exploring the lead-up to the First Crusade, emphasizing Pope Urban II's rallying cry and the involvement of key Western Christian figures like Beaumont, Duke Godfrey, and Count Raymond of Toulouse. The chapter recounts the successful surprise attack by the Crusaders on the Seljuk Sultanate forces at Nicaea, marking a pivotal win on their path to Jerusalem.