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Which two rulers died in the late 1280s, easing the pressure on Granada?

  • Alfonso X and Abu Yusuf

  • Ferdinand III and Abu Yaqub

  • Sancho IV and Abu al-Hasan

  • Henry I and Abu Inan

Answer

Alfonso X of Castile and Abu Yusuf of the Marinids both died in the late 1280s (1284 and 1286, respectively). Their successors were preoccupied with domestic matters, which eased the pressure on Granada and allowed Muhammad II to consolidate his rule.
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