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Yusuf III of Granada

Sultan of Granada from 1408 to 1417

Summary

Sultan of Granada from 1408 to 1417

Field	Value
name	Yusuf III
succession	Sultan of Granada
reign1	1408–1417
predecessor1	Muhammad VII
successor1	Muhammad VIII
house	Nasrides
house-type	Dynasty
father	Yusuf II of Granada
birth_date	1376
death_date	9 November 1417
religion	Islam

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Yusuf III () (1376–1417) was the thirteenth Nasrid ruler of the Arab Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula from 1408 to 1417. He inherited the throne from his brother, Muhammad VII, and was a noted builder and poet.

Life

Yusuf had constructed the northernmost of the Nasrid dynasty palaces on the hill of the Alhambra. His palace was allowed to fall into ruin after the Christian takeover, leaving only a lovely arcade and tower. Terraced gardens were reconstructed in the 20th century.

The following is a section of one of Yusuf's poems from Hispano-Arabic Poetry: A Student Anthology, published by James Monroe. It is typical of the romantic, yearning poetry of al-Andalus, which inspired the later romantic poetry of European chivalry. However, later Christian poems were strictly limited to male-female yearning, unlike this example muwashshah

Meet one who's dying, whose eye is shedding fast-flowing tears! Who will claim justice from an alluring fawn Slender of body as is the fresh, green bough, Who has insisted on distance and shunning? ... He has seduced me with the spell of his eyelids. Had it been allowed—yet he shuns me ever— I'd have won my desires by undoing his sash.

References

(2020-12-07). "The Nasrid Kingdom of Granada between East and West: (Thirteenth to Fifteenth Centuries)". BRILL.
Crompton, Louis. (1997-01-01). "Male Love and Islamic Law in Arab Spain". University of Nebraska.

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