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Nasrid dynasty

1232–1492 · 13th century · Also known as Banu Nasr, Banu al-Ahmar

The Nasrid dynasty was the last Muslim ruling house of the Iberian Peninsula, founded by Muhammad I ibn Nasr, who rose at Arjona in 1232 and took Granada in 1238. From Granada it ruled a mountainous emirate reaching to Málaga and Almería, often as a tributary of Castile. Its rulers built most of the Alhambra palaces, and the dynasty ended when Muhammad XII surrendered Granada to Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492.

Nasrid dynasty
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Third Taifa of Málaga

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