Muhammad V of Granada ascends the Nasrid throne

1343

The eleven-year-old emir would rule Granada intermittently for four decades, despite coups and exile. His second reign saw the completion of the Palace of the Lions at the Alhambra, with its intricate muqarnas ceilings, slender marble columns, and central fountain fed by twelve sculpted lions. Islamic Iberia reached its cultural apotheosis under his patronage.