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The Farewells of King Boabdil at Granada (Les Adieux du roi Boabdil à Grenade) by Alfred Dehodencq (1822–1882). Sword of Boabdil, Musée de Cluny. Legend has it that as Muhammad XII went into exile, he reached a rocky prominence which gave a last view of the city.
A map of Southern Spain around Muhammad's time, including the Emirate of Granada which he was to found. Green/pale yellow: Granada. Muhammad ibn Yusuf was born in 1195 [4] in the town of Arjona, then a small frontier Muslim town south of the Guadalquivir, [5] now in Spain's province of Jaén.
On 13 April Muhammad VI fled Granada, allowing his rival to retake the throne. The desperate Muhammad VI then unexpectedly surrendered himself to Peter I in Seville. However, the Castilian king—still outraged at his previous alliance with Aragon—personally killed him with a lance on 27 April and sent his severed head to Granada.
Muhammad V's reign was interrupted by a palace coup in August 1359 that placed his half-brother, Isma'il II (r. 1359–1360), on the throne. [78] Muhammad V escaped to Guadix, where he had support from the local garrison, but was unable to rally further support from Almería or from Peter I, the Castilian king.
Muhammad II c. 1235-1302 Sultan of Granada r. 1273-1302: Muhammad III 1257-1314 Sultan of Granada r. 1302-1309: Fatima bint Muhammad 1260/1-1349: Abu Sa'id Faraj ibn Isma'il 1248-1320: Nasr 1287-1322 Sultan of Granada r. 1309-1314 King of Guadix r. 1314-1322: Isma'il I 1279-1325 Sultan of Granada r. 1314-1325: Muhammad Ibn Faraj: Muhammad IV ...
Muhammad was born in 633 AH (1235 or 1236 CE) to the Nasrid clan, which originated from the town of Arjona, then in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula. [2] According to the later Granadan historian and vizier Ibn al-Khatib, the clan—also known as Banu Nasr or Banu al-Ahmar—was descended from Sa'd ibn Ubadah, a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, from the Banu Khazraj ...
Muhammad V's reign also period marked the pinnacle of Nasrid culture. The vizier Ibn al-Khatib (d. 1375) was a major figure of literature, as was his successor, Ibn Zamrak (d. 1392). [15] After meeting him in Fez, Muhammad V welcomed Ibn Khaldun to his court in Granada and used him as an ambassador to Seville in 1363. [17]
There was an attempt by the royal council of Granada to restore Muhammad III during Nasr's reign, taking place on November 1310 when Nasr was gravely ill. [1] They urgently transported the old and blind Muhammad III from Almuñécar in a litter to court. [1] However, when he arrived, Nasr had recovered, and the attempt to restore him failed. [1]