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Ismail was born on 3 March 1279 (17 Shawwal 677 AH), shortly after his father Abu Said was sent to Málaga as governor on 11 February.He was likely born in the Alhambra, the royal palace complex in Granada, because his mother was in late pregnancy at the time of Abu Said's departure, and the Nasrid rule in Málaga was still unstable because it had just been recaptured after a long rebellion by ...
He is mentioned often by Washington Irving in Tales of the Alhambra (1832), particularly in the chapter "Mementos of Boabdil." He was the subject of the three-act opera Boabdil, der letzte Maurenkönig , Op. 49, written in 1892 by the Jewish-German-Polish composer Moritz Moszkowski .
Tales of the Alhambra (1832) is a collection of essays, verbal sketches and stories by American author Washington Irving (1783–1859) inspired by, and partly written during, his 1828 visit to the palace/fortress complex known as the Alhambra in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
Name Birth date Death date Reign Notes 1 Abu Abdallah Muhammad I al-Ghalib bi'llah: c. 1194 22 January 1273 1232 – 22 January 1273 2 Abu Abdallah Muhammad II al-Faqih: c. 1235 8 April 1302 22 January 1273 – 8 April 1302 3 Abu Abdallah Muhammad III al-Makhlu: 15 August 1257 21 January 1314 8 April 1302 – 14 March 1309 4 Abu'l-Juyush Nasr
Manuel was one of the top boys names in Spain through the 1980s according to Baby Center, and has been one of the top 300 boys names in the U.S. for over 100 years. Nicknames for Manuel include ...
Yusuf was the first son of Muhammad V of Granada (r. 1354–1359 and 1362–1391), and the only one born during the first of the sultan's two reigns. Although his date of birth is unknown, historian Francisco Vidal Castro estimated that he was born c. 757 AH or 1356 AD (a few years after his father's accession).
The Alhambra (/ æ l ˈ h æ m b r ə /, Spanish:; Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء, romanized: al-ḥamrāʼ ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain.It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world.
The name "Palace of the Lions" or "Court of the Lions" is a modern designation given to the palace, based on the notable lion sculptures around the central fountain. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Due to limited historical documentation, the palace's original name during the Nasrid period cannot be confirmed for certain. [ 7 ]