The Assassinations of Three of the Greatest Nasrid’s Sultans
The conspiracy of the black shadow
Ever since the Granada Nasarid’s rise to power on the bits and pieces of what was left of the ruins of al Andalus, their Granada Emirate had prospered immensely, in spite of all odds, and by time developed into a capable Moorish princedom. It was more progressed, more fulfilled than any other of the remaining Muslim domains that survived after the fall of al Andalus.
But in the middle of the Nasarid’s successful and thriving territories, a colossal dark shadow loomed. It lurked inside the palace walls as an evil threat waiting for a chance to strike. It viciously claimed the lives of three of Alhambra’s greatest rulers, one after another, in succession.
It was then the mystery reached its climax.
Were they three unrelated incidents or was there more to it than that? Perhaps a conspiracy?
One thing was certain; these brutal and cowardly attacks were to have serious consequences both for the Nasrids and for the entire Al Andalus.
The Nasrids Bright Tactics
The little Emirate of Granada was founded in the 1230s by Muhammad Ibn Yusuf Ben Nasr, also commonly known as Muhammad I al-Ahmar. As he decided to build Alhambra…
