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WI: The principality of Antioch had never been established. Byzantine Antioch never falls to the Turks, therefore the Crusaders had no need to besiege it. Instead the armies of the First Crusade go directly to Palestine after leaving Asia Minor. Does this mean that they are in a much stronger position, without being bogged down by the very long, difficult, and costly siege of Antioch?
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