Ismail I of Granada
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Abu'l-Walid Ismail I ibn Faraj was the fifth Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada on the Iberian Peninsula from 1314 to 1325. A grandson of Muhammad II on the side of his mother Fatima, he was the f
The Gate of Elvira, where Ismail I entered Granada in 1314
Granada and the surrounding kingdoms, 14th century
A poem in honour of Ismail carved in the Palace of the Generalife
Puertas de las Armas of the Alhambra, initially built by Ismail I
Abu Said Faraj
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Abu Said Faraj ibn Ismail was a member of the Nasrid dynasty of Granada, who was a close advisor to Sultan Muhammad II and Muhammad III and served as the governor of Málaga between 1279 and the early
Muhammad I, Abu Said's uncle and the founder of the Emirate of Granada.
The castle of Salobreña, used as the royal family prison by the Nasrids, where Abu Said was imprisoned until his death.