Muhammad XIII of Granada
Abu Abd Allah Muhammad az-Zaghall (the Valiant) (c. 1444 – c. 1494) was the 23rd Nasrid ruler of Granada in Spain. Christians called him Mahoma XIII el Zagal.
| Muhammad XIII of Granada | |||||
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| Emir of Granada | |||||
| Reign | 1485 – 1486 | ||||
| Predecessor | Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada | ||||
| Successor | Muhammad XII of Granada | ||||
| Born | c. 1444 Alhambra, Granada | ||||
| Died | c. 1494 Tlemcen? | ||||
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| House | Nasrid dynasty | ||||
| Father | Abu Nasr Sa'd | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Life
Muhammad fought in the Granada War next to his brother Abu l-Hasan Ali, also known as "Muley Hacén". After passing the throne to his nephew Muhammad XII, also known as Boabdil, el Zagal ruled over a fractured remnant of the kingdom in its last days. When Muhammad XII surrendered the Alhambra Palace to the Catholic Monarchs, el Zagal left for North Africa to gather an army. There he was imprisoned by the ruler of the Kingdom of Fez, Boabdil's friend, who was ordered to blind him.
He presumably died in 1494 in Tlemcen, in north-western Algeria.
References
- Harvey, Leonard Patrick (1992), Islamic Spain 1250 to 1500, University of Chicago Press
- Irving, Washington (1832), Tales of the Alhambra, Éditions Phébus, 1998 (online edition)
External links
- Nasrid dynasty, Granada (1237-1492)
- Nasrid dynasty of Granada (in Arabic) بنو نصر/النصريون/بنو الأحمر في غرناطة
Muhammad XIII of Granada Cadet branch of the Banu Khazraj Born: 1444? Died: 1494? | ||
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| Preceded by Abu'l-Hasan Ali |
Emir of Granada 1485–1486 |
Succeeded by Muhammad XII |
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