Yūsuf I

Naṣrid ruler

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Yūsuf I was a ruler of the Naṣrid dynasty, which governed Granada from 1238 to 1492, making them the last Muslim dynasty in Spain. He reigned from 1333 to 1354. Yūsuf I began the construction of the Alhambra. His reign, along with that of Muḥammad V, saw Granada reach its greatest splendor. Despite efforts to maintain a balance of power between Christian Castile and North African empires, Yūsuf I was defeated at the Battle of Rio Salado in 1340. The Naṣrid dynasty ultimately fell in 1492 with the Christian conquest of Granada.123

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Western Islamic art: Moorish
…14th century two successive princes, Yūsuf I and Muḥammad V, transformed the hill into their official residence. Outside of a number of gates built like triumphal arches and several ruined forecourts, only three parts of the palace remain intact. First there is the long Court of the Myrtles, leading to…
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…14th century two successive princes, Yūsuf I and Muḥammad V, transformed the hill into their official residence. Outside of a number of gates built like triumphal arches and several ruined forecourts, only three parts of the palace remain intact. First there is the long Court of the Myrtles, leading to…
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Naṣrid dynasty
…defeat of the Naṣrid ruler Yūsuf I (1333–54) at Salado River (1340) by Alfonso XI. In 1469 Christian Spain united under the marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. Then, when the Naṣrid ruler Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī (1466–85) introduced a succession struggle at home, while externally…
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…defeat of the Naṣrid ruler Yūsuf I (1333–54) at Salado River (1340) by Alfonso XI. In 1469 Christian Spain united under the marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. Then, when the Naṣrid ruler Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī (1466–85) introduced a succession struggle at home, while externally…
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