State

Emirate of Granada

historic Iberian state (1238–1492)

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1238–1492
Founded
1238
Ended
1492
Capital
Granada
Government
hereditary monarchy
Languages
Classical Arabic
Religion
Islam
Preceded by
Taïfa de Ceuta
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Granada

Overview

The Emirate of Granada, also known as the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, was an Islamic polity in the southern Iberian Peninsula during the Late Middle Ages, ruled by the Arab Nasrid dynasty. It was the last independent Muslim state in Western Europe.

Muslims had been present in the Iberian Peninsula, which they called Al-Andalus, since 711. By the late 12th century, following the expansion of Christian kingdoms in the north, the area of Muslim control had been reduced to the southern parts of the peninsula governed by the Almohad Caliphate. After Almohad control retreated in 1228, the ambitious Muhammad I Ibn al-Ahmar rose to power and established the Nasrid dynasty in control of a sizeable portion of this territory, roughly corresponding to the modern Spanish provinces of Granada, Almería, and Málaga. By 1250, the Nasrid emirate was the last independent Muslim polity in the peninsula.

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All rulers (8)

  1. Zawi ibn Ziri1013–1019
  2. Habbus al-Muzaffar1019–1038
  3. Badis ben Habus1038–1073
  4. Abdallah ibn Buluggin1073
  5. Muhammad I of Granada1238–1273
  6. Muhammad II of Granada1273–1302
  7. Muhammad III of Granada1302–1309
  8. Nasr of Granada1309–1314

Records (53)

  1. 1245–1246 — Siege of JaénSiege
  2. 1246 — Treaty of JaénTreaty
  3. 1260–1261 — Siege of JerezSiege
  4. 1264–1266 — Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266War
  5. 1275 — Battle of MartosBattle
  6. 1277–1278 — Marinid campaign in AndalusiaCampaign
  7. 1278–1279 — Siege of AlgecirasBattle
  8. 1278 — Battle of AlgecirasNaval battle
  9. 1280 — Battle of MoclínBattle
  10. 1297 — Battle of ArjonaBattle
  11. 1309 — Siege of AlmeríaSiege
  12. 1309–1310 — Siege of AlgecirasBattle
  13. 1309 — Siege of CeutaBattle
  14. 1309 — Battle of AlmeriaBattle · Granada ▸ Aragon
  15. 1319 — Battle of the Vega of GranadaBattle
  16. 1326 — Battle of GuadalhorceBattle
  17. 1330 — Battle of TebaBattle
  18. 1340 — Battle of Río SaladoBattle
  19. 1340 — Battle of AlcalaBattle · Castille ▸ Granada
  20. 1340 — Battle of AlgecirasBattle · Granada ▸ Castille
  21. 1341 — Battle of CeutaNaval battle
  22. 1343 — Battle of AlgecirasBattle · Castille, Genoa ▸ Morocco
  23. 1357 — Siege of JumillaSiege
  24. 1359 — Battle of BarcelonaNaval battle
  25. 1361 — Battle of LinuesaBattle
  26. 1362 — Battle of GuadixBattle
  27. 1369 — Siege of AlgecirasSiege
  28. 1369–1371 — First Fernandine WarWar
  29. 1394 — Battle of Puerto LopeBattle
  30. 1407 — Battle of GibraltarNaval battle
  31. 1407 — Siege of Setenil de las BodegasSiege
  32. 1410 — Siege of AntequeraSiege
  33. 1419 — First Siege of CeutaSiege
  34. 1419 — Second Siege of CeutaSiege
  35. 1434 — Battle of ArchidonaBattle
  36. 1438 — Battle of CastrilBattle
  37. 1448 — Battle of HellínBattle
  38. 1448 — Battle of Río VerdeBattle
  39. 1452 — Battle of Los AlporchonesBattle
  40. 1462 — Eighth siege of GibraltarSiege
  41. 1481 — Battle of ZaharaBattle · Granada ▸ Castille, Leon
  42. 1482 — Siege of LojaSiege
  43. 1482 — Battle of AlhamaBattle · Cadiz ▸ Granada
  44. 1483 — Battle of LucenaBattle
  45. 1483 — Battle of AxarquíaBattle
  46. 1483 — Battle of AxarquiaBattle · Granada ▸ Cadiz
  47. 1485 — Battle of MoclínBattle
  48. 1487 — Siege of MálagaSiege
  49. 1487 — Capture of Vélez-MálagaSiege
  50. 1489 — Battle of BazaBattle · Aragon and Castille ▸ Granada
  51. 1491 — Treaty of GranadaTreaty
  52. 1491–1492 — Capture of GranadaSiege
  53. 1491 — Battle of Granada, SpainBattle · Aragon and Castile ▸ Granada

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