Jan 22 Muhammad I of Granada [Ibn al-Aḥmar], first ruler of the Emirate of Granada (1238-1273), founder of the Nasrid dynasty, builder of the Alhambra, dies (b. c. 1195) Oct 9 Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany Dec 17 Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi, Persian poet, scholar and mystic dies aged 65 or 66 1272 Deaths in History 1274