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Arjona
Arjona is a town in the province of Jaén in Andalusia, southern Spain. It is known as the birthplace of Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Nasr, Ibn al-Ahmar, who proclaimed himself ruler there in 1232 and went on to found the Nasrid Emirate of Granada. The town passed to Castile in 1244 during the conquests of Ferdinand III.
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