Second French-Seljuk War (Chaos)

Prehistory
The two greatest power of Catholic Christianity, the and  had defeated the  several times in the, the  and the. Still, the Seljuks held some parts of and the Balcans.

The war
When king had come of age and defeated his inner enemies, he wanted to gain fame and power by striking against the Seljuks too. had fallen apart at this time already, so he was without competition. So the Second French-Seljuk War took place, during the years 1635-46. Again, smaller powers like and the members of the  joined the war at France's side.

The peace
In the, Bourbon acquired , Slavonia,  and the Banat, France the strategically important ,  the Peloponnes, Florence the northern half of South Italy. The Italians grumbled, however, because they thought their share was too small.

As a result of the lost war, sultan was toppled by the army too, replaced with his young son.

After the fifth defeat in a row, since 1650 Seljuk intellectuals (for the lack of a better word) suggested a different policy - instead of trying to regain a foot in Europe, the Empire should try to build up a "Greater Seljuk Empire", including many areas in and, like the empire of sultan Saladin.