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First Crusade:18th May 1096, Peter the hermit preaching the Peasants Army. (Image Courtesy: Wikipedia) On 18th May 1096, the first crusade which was later called as the "People's Crusade" had taken place. It was an unstructured movement of local peasants and their supporters, led by Peter the Hermit. Purpose of the People's Crusade was to remove  The Seljuk Turks  from Anatolia region, who was suppressing the Jews badly in the Rhineland region. This movement got very famous and many peasants had participated in this holy purpose. The hidden purpose of this movement was to capture the Holy Land. Peter the hermit tried his best to guide the peasant's army against  the Seljuk Turks  but this movement had been defeated badly in October 1096 by the Turks. This movement is also called the Spring Crusade.  Vital Information: The Seljuk Turks:  The Seljuq dynasty or Seljuks was a Sunni Muslim dynasty by religion. Later they became more of P