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The end of Maur's Granada
Terešková, Barbora ; Opatrný, Josef (advisor) ; Binková, Simona (referee)
The present thesis deals with the end of Moorish Granada. The work starts in the year 1232, when the Emirate of Granada, also known as the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, was established by its first emir Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Nasr, also known as Al-Ahmar, The Red, founder of the Nasrid dynasty; and it finishes with the taking of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. In any case, it doesn't limit itself to the moment when the last Arabic fort (the Alhambra) was taken, but it continues until early the 16th century, since the aim of this paper is the comparison of both Nasrid Granada and Catholic Granada. This paper further deals with the history of the Nasrid Emirate and the Nasrid dynasty, since I deem it impossible to engage in the study of Nasrid society, economics and art without getting first a knowledge about the historical events previous to the taking of Granada. During the 250 years of existence of the Nasrid Emirate, more than 20 emirs took a turn in power, being this the cause of instability in the political system. A kingdom which is not able to solve internal problems and to get united against the enemy cannot get big chances to win a war. In 1492 Isabella and Ferdinand took the last fort, Alhambra, thus bringing an end to the process...
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