Nasr (1287–1322) was the son of Muhammad II al-Faqih and the fourth Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada on the Iberian Peninsula. When he ascended the throne on 14 March 1309 after his brother Muhammad III was dethroned in a palace revolution, Granada faced a three-front war against Castile, Aragon and the Marinid Sultanate (map pictured). He made peace with all three over the following year with minimal losses. Despite this, Nasr was unpopular at court due to his excessive concentration on science and astronomy, and his perceived pro-Christian sympathies. A rebellion started by his brother-in-law Abu Said Faraj and nephew Ismail ended in Nasr's abdication in 1314 in favour of Ismail, now Ismail I. He was allowed to rule the eastern province of Guadix, and attempted – fruitlessly – to regain the throne with help from Castile. Nasr died without an heir in 1322.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1757:

Royal Navy Admiral John Byng was executed by firing squad for failing to "do his utmost" during the Battle of Minorca at the start of the Seven Years' War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Byng

1931:

Alam Ara, the first Indian sound film, premiered at the Majestic Cinema in Bombay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alam_Ara

1972:

Italian publisher Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, known for his translation of Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago after it had been smuggled out of the Soviet Union, died in a mysterious explosion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giangiacomo_Feltrinelli

1988:

China defeated Vietnam in a naval battle as the former attempted to establish oceanographic observation posts on the Spratly Islands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_South_Reef_Skirmish

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Pi Day: March 14th, an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pi_Day

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The God Spinoza revered is my God, too: I meet Him everyday in the harmonious laws which govern the universe. My religion is cosmic, and my God is too universal to concern himself with the intentions of every human being. I do not accept a religion of fear; My God will not hold me responsible for the actions that necessity imposes. My God speaks to me through laws.   --Albert Einstein https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein