Yusuf I of Granada

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Yusuf I of Granada was a 14th-century Nasrid sultan of the Emirate of Granada known for his patronage of architecture and culture, including major expansions of the Alhambra.

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Yusuf I of Granada canonical 8
Yusuf of Granada 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 14th-century monarch ⓘ
Nasrid ruler ⓘ
Sultan of Granada ⓘ
birthDate 1318 ⓘ
birthPlace Granada ⓘ
capital Granada ⓘ
commissioned Palace of Comares in the Alhambra ⓘ
Puerta de la Justicia (Gate of Justice) in the Alhambra ⓘ
decorative programs in the Alhambra ⓘ
conflictContext Christian–Muslim frontier in Iberia ⓘ
countryOfRule Emirate of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Taifa of Granada
culturalSphere Islamic Spain ⓘ
deathDate 1354-10-19 ⓘ
deathPlace Granada ⓘ
dynasty Nasrid dynasty ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicGroup Arab-Berber ⓘ
father Ismail I of Granada ⓘ
fullName Abu al-Hajjaj Yusuf I ibn Ismail ⓘ
givenName Yusuf ⓘ
governmentForm Islamic monarchy ⓘ
house Banū Naṣr (Nasrids) ⓘ
linked to: Nasrid dynasty
knownFor promoting poetry at his court ⓘ
strengthening Granada’s defenses ⓘ
supporting Islamic scholarship ⓘ
languageOfCourt Arabic ⓘ
maintainedRelationsWith Crown of Aragon ⓘ
Crown of Castile ⓘ
Marinid Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Marinid dynasty
mother Bahār (mother of Yusuf I) ⓘ
notableFor major expansions of the Alhambra ⓘ
patronage of architecture ⓘ
patronage of literature and learning ⓘ
patronOf Alhambra Palace complex ⓘ
linked to: Alhambra

madrasas and scholars in Granada ⓘ
religious institutions in Granada ⓘ
placeOfBurial Granada ⓘ
predecessor Muhammad IV of Granada ⓘ
regionRuled al-Andalus (southern Iberia) ⓘ
linked to: Al-Andalus
regnalName Yusuf I ⓘ
reignEnd 1354 ⓘ
reignStart 1333 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
ruledDuring Reconquista ⓘ
styleOfArchitecturePromoted Nasrid architecture ⓘ
successor Muhammad V of Granada ⓘ
title Emir of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Sultan of Granada

Sultan of Granada ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gibralfaro Castle → builtBy → Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
Abu al-Hasan Ali → child → Yusuf of Granada ⓘ
linked to: Yusuf I of Granada
Hall of the Ambassadors → commissionedBy → Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
Battle of Rio Salado → commander → Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
Battle of Rio Salado → monarchOnMuslimSide → Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
Madrasah of Granada → foundedBy → Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
Madrasah of Granada → patron → Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
Sultan of Granada → positionHeldBy → Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ
Muhammad IV of Granada → successor → Yusuf I of Granada ⓘ