Late Al-Andalus

Granada

Granada was the capital of the last Islamic kingdom in the Iberian Peninsula, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty from 1238 to 1492 CE. Home to the Alhambra palace complex, it represented the final chapter of Islamic civilization in Al-Andalus -- a kingdom that survived for two and a half centuries through diplomatic skill, geographic advantage, and cultural vitality before falling to the Catholic Monarchs in 1492.