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Nasrid capital of Granada

Type Object Region Iberian Peninsula Time 1238–1492

After Muhammad I made Granada his capital in 1238, the city became the Nasrid political, military and cultural center, sustained by irrigated agricul…

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  1. 1238Granada · Al-AndalusAfter the collapse of the Cordoban caliphate, Muhammad I ibn al-Ahmar founded the Nasrid emirate at Granada, combining old Cordoban administrative traditions with mountain defensive advantages and establishing its status as capital.
  2. c. 1273–1309Alhambra · Al-AndalusFrom Muhammad II to Muhammad III, the Alhambra palace-city and the Generalife gardens were greatly expanded, forming an integrated palace–fortress–waterworks layout that established the dynasty's visual and political symbolism.
  3. c. 1311–1320Granada · Al-AndalusIn the early reign of Ismail I, Granada maintained complex diplomacy with the Marinids and Christian neighbors; the city's silk, paper and irrigated agriculture flourished, and its population and handicraft scale ranked first among Muslim territories in Iberia.
  4. 1492Granada · Al-AndalusAfter the siege by the combined forces of Ferdinand and Isabella, Boabdil signed a treaty of surrender; the Nasrid capital ended as an independent Muslim political center, and the Alhambra became a palace of the Castilian royal house.

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