Muhammad I of Granada
Muhammad ibn Yusuf was the first ruler of the Emirate of Granada. He took power in his native Arjona in 1232 when he rebelled against the de facto leader of Al-Andalus, Ibn Hud. In 1236, he betrayed Ibn Hud by helping Ferdinand III of Castile take Córdoba. He was succeeded by his son, Muhammad II.
About Muhammad I of Granada in brief
Muhammad ibn Yusuf was the first ruler of the Emirate of Granada, the last independent Muslim state on the Iberian Peninsula. He took power in his native Arjona in 1232 when he rebelled against the de facto leader of Al-Andalus, Ibn Hud. In 1236, he betrayed Ibn Hud by helping Ferdinand III of Castile take Córdoba. Muhammad was able to gain control over the southern cities, including Granada, Almería and Málaga. He turned against Castile in 1264 and assisted the unsuccessful rebellion of newly conquered Muslim subjects. His successors would continue to build the palace and fortress complex and reside there. The emirate’s conflict with Castile and the Banu Ashqilula was still unresolved in 1273 when Muhammad died after falling off his horse. He was succeeded by his son, Muhammad II. The Emirate which Muhammad founded, and the Nasrid royal house, lasted for two more centuries until it was annexed by Castile in 1492. He also has a brother, Ismail Shams Yusuf, who was the starting line of a line of future sultans from Ismail I. The early thirteenth century was a period of great loss for the Muslims. The Almohad caliphate, which had dominated Iberia, was split by a struggle after Caliph Yusuf II died in 1224. One of the leaders of the revolts against the Almohads was Muhammad ibn Hud, who revolted against the Alohads and was killed in 1236.
The Alhambra has lasted to the present day as the architectural legacy of theEmirate. Muhammad I was married to a paternal first cousin, Aisha bint Muhammad, likely in 1230 or before, when he was still inArjona. His first son was Faraj, whose early death was recorded to cause Muhammad considerable sadness. During his early life he became known for his leadership activity on the frontiers and for his ascetic image, which he maintained even after becoming ruler. He came from a humble background and, in the words of the Castilian First General Chronicle, initially he had “no other occupation than following the oxen and the plough” He also had two daughters, Muhammad’mina and Muamsina, who also died during Muhammad I’s lifetime, and two daughters Muamsine and Muhammed Shamsina. He had a son named Ismail Ismail Yusuf who was appointed as governor of Malaga and who was also the ancestor of the male-line of the Ismail-line starting from the starting of the Granada starting line. He died of a heart attack in 1272, and was buried in Granada. He is buried in the city of Almeria, now in Spain’s province of Jaén, in what is now known as the town of El Escorial. His son Muhammad II was also buried there.
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