Muhammad II of Granada
Muhammad II was the second Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula. He continued his father’s policy of maintaining independence in the face of his larger neighbours, the Christian kingdom of Castile and the Muslim Marinid state of Morocco. During his 25-year rule, Muhammad consolidated the state founded by his father and implemented administrative and military reforms. He died in 1302 before the operation took place against Castile.
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Muhammad II was the second Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula. He continued his father’s policy of maintaining independence in the face of his larger neighbours, the Christian kingdom of Castile and the Muslim Marinid state of Morocco. In 1280, his diplomacy backfired when Granada faced simultaneous attacks from Castile, the Marinids and the Banu Ashqilula. Muhammad exploited the rift between Alfonso and his son Sancho, as well as receiving help from Volunteers of the Faith, soldiers recruited from North Africa. He also directed the construction of a series of strongholds in strategic positions throughout his frontiers, which formed the backbone of Granadan border defences in the centuries to come. During his 25-year rule, Muhammad consolidated the state founded by his father and implemented administrative and military reforms. His epithet al-Faqih reflects his high education and preference for surrounding himself with scholars and poets. He died in 1302 before the operation took place against Castile. He was succeeded by his son, Muhammad III, and had another son, Fatima, marry Abu Yusuf, his cousin. He served as vizier for some time during his rule, replacing the direct male line after the ousting of Nasrr in 1314. His descendants would be the future rulers of GranADA, replacing Faraj, Said and Yusuf as the rulers of the emirate and their descendants.
The Emirate became the last independent Muslim state after the death of Faraj I in 1257, after the loss of the town of Arjona in 1244. He had at least two older brothers, Faraj and Yusf, and two sisters named Mu’mina and Shams. Muhammad I died in 1232, and it later grew to a sizeable independent state in the south of Spain, centred on Granada. In 1257 he declared his sons Muhammad I, Yusuf and the younger Yusuf to be his new heirs. In the same year, Muhammad had his first son, Nasr, and a daughter Fatima Fatima would later marry his cousin Abu Said. Muhammad III died in 1280, and after Faraj’s death in 1256, Muhammad declared his son Muhammad II as his new heir. He became the first son of the future ruler, Muhammad II, to marry Abu Said in 1258, and they had a son, Said, in 1259. Muhammad II died in 1300, and his descendants would later rule Granada, replacing his father as the direct line after Nasr. He is buried in Granada’s Alhambra palace and fortress complex, which he built during his time as ruler. His son Muhammad III was born in 1260, and later became the next ruler of Granadans, replacing Abu Said as the ruler. He later died in 1414, and was succeeded in Granadan by his nephew, Muhammad I. He left Granada to his son Ferdinand IV, a minor.
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