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Muhammad III (1257–1314) was the Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula from 1302 until 1309. He built upon the military successes of his father Muhammad II against Castile, and expanded Granada's territory by capturing Bedmar in 1303. A treaty with Castile the following year recognised Granada's conquests in return for Muhammad's pledge of fealty and tribute to King Ferdinand IV. In 1306 Muhammad conquered Ceuta in North Africa, putting Granada in control of both sides of the Strait of Gibraltar. He built the Alhambra's Great Mosque (destroyed in the sixteenth century by Philip II), a nearby public bathhouse and the Partal Palace (pictured). Poor sight eventually forced him to rely heavily on his advisors, especially Vizier Ibn al-Hakim al-Rundi, who became the de facto ruler. Muhammad was deposed in a palace coup when Granada was on the verge of a new war against Castile, Aragon, and the Marinids. (Full article...)
Just a suggested blurb ... thoughts and edits are welcome. - Dank (push to talk) 14:51, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, Dank, this is great :) I made some changes to shorten the initial sentence, giving us space to talk about the impending war before his deposition, let me know if this is okay. I also wonder wonder if we could mention the power of his vizier Ibn al-Hakim, and therefore skip the sentence about the surviving poems (or maybe another sentence). Do you think it's a good exchange? I'm fine either way though. HaEr48 (talk) 03:46, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
- That looks good, and I just removed the sentence about the poems, so feel free to add the sentence you want. - Dank (push to talk) 04:17, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
- I added the sentence I think you wanted. - Dank (push to talk) 00:38, 9 November 2019 (UTC)