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 Famous Deaths by Year 1274 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning