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Muhammad XIII of Granada Emir of Granada Reign 1485–1486 Predecessor Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada Successor Muhammad XII of Granada Full name Abū `Abd Allāh Muhammad az-Zaghall -أ House Nasrid dynasty Father Abu Nars Saad «Ciriza» - Sultan of Granada Born 1444?
Alhambra, GranadaDied 1494?
Tlemcen?Religion Islam Abū `Abd Allāh Muhammad az-Zaghall (the Valiant) (1444? – 1494?) was the twenty-third Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberia. Christians called him Muhammed XIII el Zagal.
Life
The best strategist of his time,[citation needed] he fought in the Granada War next to his brother Abu l-Hasan Ali also known as "Muley Hacen". After passing the throne to his nephew Muhammed XII, "el Zagal" ruled over a fractured remnant of the kingdom in its last days.
When Muhammad XII surrendered the Alhambra Palace to the Christian rulers, "el Zagal" left for Africa to gather an army. There he was imprisoned by the ruler of the Kingdom of Fez, a friend of Muhammad XII, who was ordered to blind him.
He presumably died in 1494 in Tlemcen.
Muhammed XIII, Sultan of GranadaCadet branch of the Banu KhazrajBorn: 1444? Died: 1494?Regnal titles Preceded by
Abu l-Hasan Ali (Muley Hacén)Emir of Granada
1485–1486Succeeded by
Muhammed XII (Boabdil)References
- Harvey, Leonard Patrick (1992), Islamic Spain 1250 to 1500, University of Chicago Press
- Irving, Washington (1832), Tales of the Alhambra, Ed. Phebus Collection, 1998 (online edition)
External links
- Nasrid dynasty, Granada (1237-1492)
- Nasrid dynasty of Granada (Arabic) بنو نصر/النصريون/بنو الأحمر في غرناطة
Categories:- 1440s births
- 1490s deaths
- People from Granada
- Monarchs
- Nasrid dynasty
- Spanish history stubs
- Spanish nobility stubs
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