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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.
Muhammad XII was the son of Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of the Emirate of Granada whom he succeeded in 1482, [4] as a result of both court intrigue and unrest amongst the population at large. [5] Muhammad XII soon sought to gain prestige by invading Castile, but was taken prisoner at Lucena in 1483. [4]
Granada r. 1314-1325: Muhammad Ibn Faraj: Muhammad IV 1315-1333 Sultan of Granada r. 1325-1333: Yusuf I 1318-1354 Sultan of Granada r. 1333-1354: Isma'il Ibn Muhammad: Muhammad V 1339-1391 Sultan of Granada r. 1354-1359, 1362-1391: Isma'il II 1339-1360 Sultan of Granada r. 1359-1360: bint Yusuf: Muhammad VI 1333-1362 Sultan of Granada r. 1360 ...
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 fought in the Granada War next to his brother Abu'l-Hasan Ali, also known as "Muley Hacén".. He succeeded his brother in 1485. He abdicated in 1486. 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.
Muhammad agreed to pay tribute to Castile and to send his representative to pay homage to Alfonso XI annually. As part of the peace treaty, Castile agreed to export wheat and livestock to alleviate the shortage in Granada. [35] Despite Muhammad's request, Alfonso IV refused to join the treaty. [8]
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]
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]