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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