anada until 1492 first came to power in Arjona in 1232. What Muhammad b.Yusuf b. Nasr offered his "anxious fellow Muslims" was a reputation as a tried-and-true fighter and the backing of his powerful clan, the Banu Nasr. His reign and that of his successor Muhammad II (1273-1302) were periods of centralization brought about by nearly unceasing military and diplomatic efforts. Muhammad II himself ruled for 29 years forcibly creating a period of Islamic stabilization.
Ironically, even though Mohammad III (1302-1309) was deposed and reigned over an era far less stable, it was during his reign that a concern for the Nasrid king
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