Muhammad XIII of Granada

Abu Abd Allah Muhammad az-Zaghall (the Valiant) (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد الثالث عشر) (c. 1444 – c. 1494) was the 23rd Nasrid ruler of Granada in Spain. Christians called him Mahoma XIII el Zagal.

Muhammad XIII of Granada
Emir of Granada
Reign1485 – 1486
PredecessorAbu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada
SuccessorMuhammad XII of Granada
Bornc. 1444
Alhambra, Granada
Diedc. 1494
Tlemcen?
Full name
Abū 'Abd Allāh Muhammad az-Zaghall -أ
HouseNasrid dynasty
FatherAbu Nasr Sa'd
ReligionIslam

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.

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References

Muhammad XIII of Granada
Cadet branch of the Banu Khazraj
Born: 1444? Died: 1494?
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Abu'l-Hasan Ali
Emir of Granada
14851486
Succeeded by
Muhammad XII


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