Second Pantocratorian Crusade

The Second Pantocratorian Crusade was the second campaign launched by the Knights of the Order of the Pantocrator to conquer Constantinople, and like the first, failed in its primary objective as a result of poor navigation. It was however, the most successful of the Pantocratorian Crusades, because it resulted in the conquest of the Exarchate of New Jerusalem, which has remained part of Pantocratoria ever since.

It was launched on the 29th of May, 1603, under the command of the second son of Emperor Constantine XIX, Sir Julius Comnenus, from the port of Adrienople (then called Adrianopolis) in Pantocratoria. It crossed the strait and landed in the island which is now called the Exarchate of New Jerusalem. Unlike the Pantocratorian mainland, the island was inhabited by Aboriginal Pantocratorians, usually referred to as Pantocratorian Indians, at that stage a pagan people. The island was ruled by a great chief, referred to by the Crusaders as King Majohitep, after the ancient city which was his capital, Majohitep.

The Knights of the Order of the Pantocrator conquered the city of Majohitep from the Indians, renaming the city New Jerusalem. This broke the back of the Pantocratorian Indian nation - although there were other settlements, Majohitep was the only stone city, the only one to which any substantial roads had been built, and was believed to be a holy place. As a consequence, King Majohitep was never truly able to rally his people, many of which instantly fell under the sway of the Crusaders, believing their conquest of Majohitep to indicate a shift in divine favour which entitled them to rule the island. The Crusader leader was nominated as Exarch Julius I Comnenus of New Jerusalem, and in 1604, King Majohitep came to terms with the Knights of the Order of the Pantocrator, recognising the Exarch as ruler of the southern part of the island, through the marriage of his daughter Patokantas to Exarch Julius I. The northern half of the island remained in Indian hands, but it was understood that by virtue of being married to his only child, after King Majohitep died, the Exarch would become the undisputed ruler of the whole island. The agreement was called the Majohitep Marriage Compact.