Question

Write in brief about the second crusade.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Second Crusade (1147–1150) was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the forces of Zengi. The county had been founded during the First Crusade (1096–1099) by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem in 1098

Explanation:

Answer 2

The Second Crusade (1147–1150) was the second major crusade launched from Europe. The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa in 1144 to the forces of Zengi. The county had been founded during the First Crusade (1096–1099) by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem in 1098. While it was the first Crusader state to be founded, it was also the first to fall.

Date1147–1150Location

Iberia, Near East (Anatolia, Levant), Egypt

Result

Anatolia:

Decisive Muslim victory

Crusader failure to restore the County of Edessa

Peace treaty between the Byzantine Empire and the Sultanate of Rum

Beginning of Crusader advances into Egypt

Levant

Status quo ante bellum

Zengid military victory

Iberia:

Decisive Crusader victory

Territorial

changes

Lisbon captured by the Portuguese, Tarragona and Tortosa captured by the Catalans.

Wagria and Polabia captured by the Saxon Crusaders