Emirate of Granada facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Emirate of Granada
إمارة غرﻧﺎﻃﺔ
Imarat Gharnāṭah |
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| 1230–1492 | |||||||||
.svg) Coat of arms
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Motto: Wa lā ghāliba illā-llāh
(There is no victor but God) |
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Territory of the Nasrid Kingdom
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| Status | Tributary state of the Crown of Castile | ||||||||
| Capital | Granada | ||||||||
| Common languages | Official language: Classical Arabic Other languages: Andalusi Arabic, Mozarabic, Berber, Ladino |
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| Religion | Majority religion: Islam Minority religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism), Judaism |
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| Government | Hereditary monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1238–1273
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Mohammed I ibn Nasr | ||||||||
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• 1487–1492
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Muhammad XII | ||||||||
| Historical era | Late Middle Ages | ||||||||
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• Established
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1230 | ||||||||
| 1492 | |||||||||
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| Today part of |  Spain
 Morocco |
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The Emirate of Granada was established in 1238. As the Reconquista was very successful after the conquest of Cordoba in 1236, the emirate officially became a tributary state in 1238 and was called the Kingdom of Granada. The Nasrid emirs and kings were responsible for building most of the palaces in the Alhambra. The taifa became a vassal state of the Christian kingdom of Castile for the next 250 years. The Nasrid sultans and kings paid tribute to the Christian kings and cooperated with them in the battle against rebellious Muslims under Castilian rule.
On January 2, 1492, the last Muslim leader, Muhammad XII, surrendered complete control of Granada, to Ferdinand and Isabella, after the city was besieged in the Battle of Granada.
- R.H. Shamsuddín Elía, Historia de Al-Andalus, Boletín N° 53 -08/2006 Al-Ándalus III: El Sultanato De Granada (1232-1492)
- Nicolás Homar Vives, Genealogy of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada
Images for kids
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Granada and its surrounding states in 1360
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Gold coin minted by Muhammad V.
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Detail of the coat of arms of the Emirate of Granada carved into the walls of the Alhambra palace.
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Muhammad I of Granada leading his troops during the Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266, illustrated in the contemporary Cantigas de Santa Maria.
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See also
In Spanish: Reino nazarí de Granada para niños
