Proably not a coincidence that this happened not long after the holy crusades.
The First Crusade lasted from 1096 to 1099. The Second Crusade began in 1147 and ended in 1149. The Third Crusade started in 1189 and was concluded in 1192.
Wonder how many jews and muslims were killed during this time. We will proably never know, but we do know that alot of treasure and religious artifacts were stolen/hidden/melted down as well as temples being smashed/burned. They really wanted to erase the past for some reason.
Provided below are various death estimates for the crusades to the east roughly covering the period from 1095 to 1291. The extreme range of figures, from one million to nine million, suggests the futility of trying to pin down such a figure with any precision. Modern historians of the crusades tend not to make or trust such estimates, as they are skeptical of the ability of anyone to count the deaths of participants over such long periods of time (nearly 200 years) with any precision and weary of the methodological problems this entails.[1] Nevertheless, such figures are often cited by the media or online and these are likely their sources (presented from lowest to highest).
Proably not a coincidence that this happened not long after the holy crusades.
Wonder how many jews and muslims were killed during this time. We will proably never know, but we do know that alot of treasure and religious artifacts were stolen/hidden/melted down as well as temples being smashed/burned. They really wanted to erase the past for some reason.