Foundations of the Alhambra

وضع أسس قصر الحمراء

c. 1238 CE · 636 AH – c. 1238 CE · c. 635 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Granada

Muhammad ibn al-Ahmar, founder of the Nasrid state, began the Alhambra palace and Granada's citadel about 636/1238 1.

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
al-Andalus & Europe
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123012401250 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Granada

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Granada
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محمد بن يوسف بن نصر بن الأحمر

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Ibn al-Ahmar takes Granada· The Alhambra· The breach of the Granada terms and the revolt of the Alpujarras· The surrender of Granada and the Christian entry into the Alhambra· The great battle of Granada, 663· Ibn Jubayr sets out from Granada· Ibn Jubayr returns to Granada· Expulsion of the Moriscos from al-Andalus

Sources

  1. Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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Ibn al-Ahmar takes Granada

Muhammad b. Yusuf Ibn al-Ahmar took Granada in 635 by its people's collusion after Ibn Hud's death — the seat of the last Muslim dynasty in al-Andalus.