Emirate of Granada
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Was one of the Taifas (independent Muslim principality) in the Iberian Peninsula that emerged in the period following the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba.
Establishment
January 1231: With the departure of the Almohads, the Nasrid dynasty rose to power in Granada.
Chronology
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Were a series military campaigns from the 8th century until 1492 by the Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula to reconquer the region from the Islamic rulers that had conquered it during the Umayyad conquest of Hispania.
January 1270: After the death of the last Almohad caliph, the Emirate of Granada, led by Muhammad II al-Faqih, took control of the former Almohad territories in Iberia in 1269.
January 1276: In 1275, Muslim forces besieged Ecija, a town in Al-Andalus.
February 1276: End of Muslim siege of Ecija.
January 1293: Castilian conquest of Tarifa.
January 1310: Ferdinand IV of Castile conquers Gibraltar.
January 1328: Castilian conquest of Olvera.
January 1331: Castilian conquest of Ardales.
January 1342: Castilian conquest of Acala La Real and Priego.
January 1408: Castilian conquest of Zahara.
January 1411: Castilian conquest of Antequera.
January 1434: Castilian conquest of Xiquena.
January 1435: Castilian conquest of Huescar.
January 1439: Castilian conquest of Huelma.
January 1463: Castilian conquest of Gibraltar.
January 1463: Castilian conquest of Archidona.
January 1486: Spanish conquest of Marbella and Ronda.
January 1488: Spanish conquest of Malaga.
January 1490: Spanish conquest of Guadix.
January 1490: Spanish conquest of Almeria.
January 1490: Spanish conquest of Baza.
January 1492: After the Spanish siege of Granada, Muhammad XII, the last Nasrid ruler of Granada, formally relinquished his sovereignty and surrendered his territories to Castile.
January 1239: Taifa of Málaga was incorporated into the Emirate of Granada.
January 1270: After the death of the last Almohad caliph, the Emirate of Granada, led by Muhammad II al-Faqih, took control of the former Almohad territories in Iberia in 1269.
January 1310: The Marinid Dynasty conquered Ceuta in 1309.
January 1330: Ronda conquered by Marinid Dynasty.
January 1375: In 1374, the sultanate was split in two following a rebellion in Marrakech. Gibraltar is returned to the Grenadines in return for their military support.
Disestablishment
January 1492: After the Spanish siege of Granada, Muhammad XII, the last Nasrid ruler of Granada, formally relinquished his sovereignty and surrendered his territories to Castile.
Selected Sources
Harvey, L. P. (1992): Islamic Spain, 1250 to 1500, Chicago (USA)
O'Callaghan, J. F. (2011): The Gibraltar Crusade: Castile and the Battle for the Strait, Philadelphia (USA)
O'Callaghan, J. F. (2014): The Last Crusade in the West: Castile and the Conquest of Granada, Philadelphia (USA)
Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, pp.155
