Nasrid Granada Emirate in the 1320s

Timeline

1. 1321–1325Granada · AndalusiaSultan Ismail I maintained complex relations with Castile and the Marinids in the early 1320s, alternating tribute payments and military raids to delay Christian attacks. Control of border towns and fortresses became the focus of negotiations.
2. 1325Alhambra · AndalusiaIn August 1325 Ismail I was assassinated in the palace, and his brother Muhammad IV (about ten years old) succeeded him. The coup triggered a realignment of internal factions and gave Castile's Alfonso XI a pretext for launching a large-scale expedition.
3. 1325–1330Granada frontier · AndalusiaIn 1325–1326 Alfonso XI led an army to besiege the city of Granada; though not fully captured, it forced Muhammad IV to sign a peace treaty and cede some border fortresses. Late in the 1320s Granada recovered its strength while continuing to pay tribute to Castile, laying the groundwork for a new round of conflict in the 1330s.