← Explore on the interactive map

Alliance between Granada and the Marinids

Type Event Region Iberia Time 1290

In the 1290s the Nasrid Emirate of Granada and the North African Marinids formed a military alliance against Castilian Reconquista pressure, with Mar…

Timeline

  1. 1291–1293Granada · AndalusiaFacing Castilian frontier pressure, Granada's emir Muhammad II proactively established contact with the Marinids, using religious brotherhood and shared defense needs to bring about cross-strait military cooperation.
  2. 1294–1299Southern Iberian frontier · AndalusiaMarinid forces crossed the sea to aid Granada, tying down Castilian military strength in frontier battles and allowing the Nasrid dynasty to maintain territorial integrity and political independence in the later 1290s.

Sources