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'''Granada''' is an ancient [[city]] and the [[capital]] of the [[province]] of [[Granada]] located in [[Andalusia]], [[Spain]]. | '''Granada''' is an ancient [[city]] and the [[capital]] of the [[province]] of [[Granada]] located in [[Andalusia]], [[Spain]]. | ||
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The city was founded by early Ibero-Celts whom traded with the [[Phoenicia]]ns and Carthaginians. The [[Greeks]] established a colony in the 5th century BC but were surplanted first by the [[Romans]] and then the [[Visigoths]]. The Moors finally captured the city in 713 AD. There were periods of unrest and possession oscillated between the native Iberians and the North African [[Muslim]] invaders with the being destroyed in 1010. In 1228 the [[Nasrid]] dynasty was established by Ibn al-Ahmar and as the [[Kingdom]] of Granada it became a vassal state to [[Castile]] in 1238. It achieved success as a trading bridge between the [[Christian]] north and Muslim [[Africa]] trading [[gold]] and supplying [[mercenary]] soldiers. The Nasrids completed the building of the palace and [[fortress]] complex in the middle of the fourteeth century. | The city was founded by early Ibero-Celts whom traded with the [[Phoenicia]]ns and Carthaginians. The [[Greeks]] established a colony in the 5th century BC but were surplanted first by the [[Romans]] and then the [[Visigoths]]. The Moors finally captured the city in 713 AD. There were periods of unrest and possession oscillated between the native Iberians and the North African [[Muslim]] invaders with the being destroyed in 1010. In 1228 the [[Nasrid]] dynasty was established by Ibn al-Ahmar and as the [[Kingdom]] of Granada it became a vassal state to [[Castile]] in 1238. It achieved success as a trading bridge between the [[Christian]] north and Muslim [[Africa]] trading [[gold]] and supplying [[mercenary]] soldiers. The Nasrids completed the building of the palace and [[fortress]] complex in the middle of the fourteeth century. | ||
| − | After being besieged by the Castilian forces of [[Ferdinand and Isabella]], the the last Muslim leader, | + | After being besieged by the Castilian forces of [[Ferdinand and Isabella]], the the last Muslim leader, Muhammad XII surrendered the city on January 2, 1492. This marked the end of Muslim rule in the Iberian [[peninsula]]. |
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Revision as of 05:48, September 25, 2008
Granada is an ancient city and the capital of the province of Granada located in Andalusia, Spain. It is noted for being the site of the Alhambra palace, a Moorish citadel which dominates the city.
The city was founded by early Ibero-Celts whom traded with the Phoenicians and Carthaginians. The Greeks established a colony in the 5th century BC but were surplanted first by the Romans and then the Visigoths. The Moors finally captured the city in 713 AD. There were periods of unrest and possession oscillated between the native Iberians and the North African Muslim invaders with the being destroyed in 1010. In 1228 the Nasrid dynasty was established by Ibn al-Ahmar and as the Kingdom of Granada it became a vassal state to Castile in 1238. It achieved success as a trading bridge between the Christian north and Muslim Africa trading gold and supplying mercenary soldiers. The Nasrids completed the building of the palace and fortress complex in the middle of the fourteeth century.
After being besieged by the Castilian forces of Ferdinand and Isabella, the the last Muslim leader, Muhammad XII surrendered the city on January 2, 1492. This marked the end of Muslim rule in the Iberian peninsula.