1488 New Malaga surrenders to Ferdinand.
1489 Surrender of Guadix, Almeria, and Baza.
1490 Abdallah surrenders all his territories to Ferdinand. Abdallah still holds Granada.
1491 Ferdinand begins siege of Granada.
1492 Surrender of Granada. Abu Abdallah is pensioned, and returns to Africa. End of Mohammedan dominion in Spain.
THE FATIMITE DYNASTY OF EGYPT (908-1171 A.D.)
Fatimites claim descent from Mohammed through his daughter Fatima wife of Ali, although their title to this claim is disputed. First to claim power is
908 Obaid Allah, a pontiff of the Ismailian sect, who is proclaimed Al-Mahdi. Displaces Aglabites in Kairwan. Makes his capital at Mahdiya, on the coast, to be safe from Berbers and to establish strong sea power. Fatimites oppose Aglabite emirs in Sicily.
916 Fatimite and Aglabite contentions in Sicily enable Latins and Italians, in alliance with Byzantines, to drive Saracens out of Italy.