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Accusations that the son of this city's king was poisoned by Joseph ibn Naghrela led to a 1066 pogrom. Zawi ibn Ziri sailed (0[1])north to establish the Zirids (0[1])in this city. A ruler of this city was told, "Weep like a woman for a kingdom you could (20[1])not defend like a man." (20[1]0[1])The Rebellion (0[1])of the Alpujarras (20[1]0[1])("AL-poo-hah-ras") responded to (20[1])forced conversions of people who had lived in a kingdom (20[1])centered on this city, (20[2])which was (20[1])last ruled by (*) Boabdil (10[3])("BOH-ahb-dil") and was the longest-lasting (10[1])taifa (10[2])kingdom. (10[4])The Court (0[1])of the Lions (0[1])was (10[1]0[1])built by (10[1])this (10[1])city's Nasrid (0[1])dynasty in a building that named (10[1])the (0[1])decree (10[1])expelling Jews from Spain. (10[1]0[1])Ferdinand (0[1])and Isabella's (0[1])conquest of this city ended the (10[1])Reconquista. (10[4])For 10 points, (10[1])name this Spanish city home to the Alhambra. (10[1])■END■ (10[8]0[4])

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