History
1099
General
Population: 300 Million*
- Religion: Death of Pope Urban II – election of Pope Paschal II (Raniero Romagna)
Height of first crusade
- Deaths: Spanish hero El Cid (Rodrigo Diaz), Pope Urban II
Africa
- Defeat of Egyptian relief army at Ascalon
Asia
Europe
- England: Rains, floods, famines, tempests, and bad air in England
- Netherlands: Floods
- Spanish States: Death of El Cid
Middle East
- General: Crusaders defeat Egyptians at Ascalon
Crusaders capture Sultans of Rum
- Palestine: Crusaders capture Jerusalem killing 40k – appoint Defender of the Holy Sepulcher
Godfrey of Bouillon elected as king of Jerusalem
End of major push of first crusade