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Muhammad V of Granada

Emir of Granada in two periods and one of the great Nasrid rulers. Some of the Alhambra’s most celebrated spaces were completed under him, and the emirate enjoyed considerable diplomatic and cultural splendour.

1339 – 1391Emir of GranadaNasrid · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1339 Documented

Death: 1391 Documented

Role: Emir of Granada

Dynasty: Nasrid · ES

Territories: Granada (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Emir · Granada · Emirate Pending review1354–1359Effective rule
Emir · Granada · Emirate Pending review1362–1391Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Documentation

Sources for this profile

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

Evidence for this profile

5 recorded claims · 2 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

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

    Emir · Granada · 1354–1359

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Emir · Granada · 1362–1391

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Biographical and contextual references (2)
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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