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Ismail I of Granada

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/September 4, 2020 by Wehwalt (talk) 13:00, 21 August 2020 (UTC)



Ismail I (3 March 1279 –8 July 1325) was the fifth Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada (map pictured) on the Iberian Peninsula, from 1314 to 1325. He claimed the throne during the reign of his uncle, Sultan Nasr, after a rebellion started by his father Abu Said Faraj. Ismail was proclaimed sultan in February 1314. He spent the early years of his reign fighting Nasr, who attempted to regain the throne after enlisting the help of Castile. The war reached its climax in the Battle of the Vega in 1319, a complete victory for Ismail's forces over Castile. The deaths in the battle of Infante Peter and Infante John, the two regents for the infant King Alfonso XI, left Castile leaderless. Ismail followed up his victory with the capture of castles on the Castilian border in 1324 and 1325. He was murdered by his relative Muhammad ibn Ismail. Historians characterise Ismail as an effective ruler who improved the emirate's position with military victories.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Another Granadan Sultan: Muhammad III of Granada, 14 March 2020
 * Main editors: HaEr48 (article). Blurb (source) thanks to
 * Promoted: 20 July 2020
 * Reasons for nomination: Proposing as a nonspecific date TFA. Most of the relevant dates don't work. Looking at Today's featured article/requests/pending, Birth (3 March) and accession (14 February or 28 February, depending on source) are all to close to his predecessor Nasr of Granada scheduled for 14 March, so those won't be ideal. His death (8 July) is already taken for Space Shuttle on the 10th anniversary date, which seems a more important occasion than the death anniversary of a centuries-ago monarch. HaEr48 (talk) 14:39, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator. HaEr48 (talk) 14:39, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Support. A scholarly FA and we could do with more Muslim orientated TFAs among our military ones. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:55, 16 August 2020 (UTC)