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Muhammad I of Granada

Founder of the Nasrid dynasty and the Emirate of Granada. In the thirteenth century he built a state able to survive between Castile and the Mediterranean and established the political foundations of Nasrid Granada.

1195 – 1273Emir of GranadaNasrid · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1195 Documented

Death: 1273 Documented

Role: Emir of Granada

Dynasty: Nasrid · ES

Territories: Granada (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Emir · Granada · Emirate Pending review1238–1273Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Children
Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

3 recorded claims · 1 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Emir · Granada · 1238–1273

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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