Muhammad XII of Granada

Muhammad XII
Sultan
Portrait by anonymous, 17th century, private collection
Sultan of Granada
1st reign
Reign1482–1483
PredecessorAbu l-Hasan Ali
SuccessorAbu l-Hasan Ali
2nd reign
Reign1487 – 2 January 1492
PredecessorMuhammad XIII
SuccessorPosition abolished
Bornc. 1460[1][2]
Alhambra, Granada
Died1533 (aged 72–73)[3][a]
Fes, Kingdom of Fez[3]
ConsortMorayma
IssueAhmed
Aixa (Sor Isabel de Granada)
Yusef
Names
Abu ʿAbdallah Muhammad XII
(Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد الثاني عشر)
HouseNasrid dynasty
FatherAbu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada
MotherAixa
ReligionIslam

Abu Abdallah Muhammad XII (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد الثاني عشر, romanizedAbū ʿAbdi-llāh Muḥammad ath-thānī ʿashar; c. 1460–1533), known in Europe as Boabdil,[b] was the 22nd and last Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Iberia.

  1. ^ Morrow, John Andrew (2020). Shi‘ism in the Maghrib and al-Andalus, Volume One: History. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-5275-6284-4.
  2. ^ Civantos, Christina (2017). The Afterlife of al-Andalus: Muslim Iberia in Contemporary Arab and Hispanic Narratives. State University of New York Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-4384-6671-2.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference maqri was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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