Muhammed XIII, Sultan of Granada

Muhammed XIII, Sultan of Granada
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, Granada
Died 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 Granada
Cadet branch of the Banu Khazraj
Born: 1444? Died: 1494?
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Abu l-Hasan Ali (Muley Hacén)
Emir of Granada
1485–1486
Succeeded by
Muhammed XII (Boabdil)

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