Yusuf III.

Yusuf III. , with full name Abū l-Hajjādsch Yūsuf ath-thālith an-Nāsir ibn Yūsuf ath-thānī /أبو الحجاج يوسف الثالث الناصر بن يوسف الثاني / Abū l-Ḥaǧǧāǧ Yūsuf aṯ-ṯāliṯ an-Nāṣir b. Yūsuf aṯ-ṯānī (* 1376 ; † November 9, 1417 in Granada ), was Emir of Granada from 1408 to 1417.

His brother Emir Muhammad VII (1370-1408) had Yusuf incarcerated in the castle of Salobreña when he ascended the throne in 1392 to prevent disputes over the throne. After Muhammad's death in 1408, Yusuf III. to succeed him. At first he tried to end the war with Castile . In the year he took office, he managed to conclude an armistice .

However, the danger to the Nasrid Empire could not be eliminated as a result, as an alliance of the Christian empires of the Iberian Peninsula against Granada was formed as early as 1410. With the use of artillery , Antequera, one of the most important fortresses in the empire, was conquered. This had secured the way to Granada. The loss of this fortress favored further incursions of Castile in the following years, the destruction and devastation of which the economy of the empire was considerably weakened in the following decades.

Yusuf was not only considered a capable (if hapless) statesman, he was also a subtle poet. During his reign, the Alhambra was expanded to include the northernmost parts of the Nasrid Palaces.

He was succeeded on the throne of Granada by his son Muhammad VIII (1417-1419).

Individual evidence

↑ The grave stele of Yusuf, which was found in the Alhambra of Granada, gives the day of death the 29th Ramadan 820 h . Almut von Gladiß (ed.): Treasures of the Alhambra: Islamic art in Andalusia. Skira, Milano 1995, ISBN 88-8118-034-0 , p. 199 f.

literature

Arnold Hottinger : The Moors. Arabic culture in Spain . Wilhelm Fink Verlag, Munich 1995, ISBN 3-7705-3075-6
Maḥmūd ʿAlī Makkī: The Nasrid Granada. In: Almut von Gladiß (ed.): Treasures of the Alhambra: Islamic art in Andalusia. [Exhibition in the special exhibition halls at the Kulturforum Berlin, October 29, 1995 to March 3, 1996.] Exhibition catalog. Skira, Milano 1995, ISBN 88-8118-034-0 , pp. 39-59.

predecessor	Office	successor
Muhammad VII	Emir of Granada 1408-1417	Muhammad VIII.

personal data
SURNAME	Yusuf III.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Emir of Granada (1408-1417)
DATE OF BIRTH	1376
DATE OF DEATH	November 9, 1417
Place of death	Granada

[1] The grave stele of Yusuf, which was found in the Alhambra of Granada, gives the day of death the 29th Ramadan 820 h . Almut von Gladiß (ed.): Treasures of the Alhambra: Islamic art in Andalusia. Skira, Milano 1995, ISBN 88-8118-034-0 , p. 199 f.