Abu `Abdallah Muhammad XII ( أبو عبد الله محمد الثاني عشر Abū Abd
Allāh Muḥammad al-thānī ashar) (c. 1460 c. 1533), known to the
Castilians as Boabdil, was the twenty-second and last Nasrid ruler of
Granada in Iberia.
Son of Abu l-Hasan Ali, sultan of the Emirate of Granada, Muhammad succeeded him in 1482
Muhammad XII soon after sought to gain prestige by invading Castile.
He was taken prisoner at Lucena in 1483. Meanwhile, his father returned
to power and then in 1485, his uncle Muhammed XIII, also known as
Abdullah ez Zagal.
He only obtained his freedom and support to recover his throne in
1487 by consenting to hold Granada as a tributary kingdom under the
Catholic monarchs and not to intervene in the Siege of Mlaga (1487), in
which Mlaga was taken by the Christians.
By the beginning of 1491, Granada was the only Muslim-governed city in Spain.
In 1491, Muhammad XII was summoned by Ferdinand and Isabella to
surrender the city of Granada, which was besieged by the Castilians.
Eventually, on 2 January 1492, Granada was surrendered.
Abu `Abdallah Muhammad XII ( أبو عبد الله محمد الثاني عشر Abū Abd
Allāh Muḥammad al-thānī ashar) (c. 1460 c. 1533), known to the
Castilians as Boabdil, was the twenty-second and last Nasrid ruler of
Granada in Iberia.
Son of Abu l-Hasan Ali, sultan of the Emirate of Granada, Muhammad succeeded him in 1482
Muhammad
XII soon after sought to gain prestige by invading Castile. He was
taken prisoner at Lucena in 1483. Meanwhile, his father returned to
power and then in 1485, his uncle Muhammed XIII, also known as Abdullah
ez Zagal.
He only obtained his freedom and support to recover his
throne in 1487 by consenting to hold Granada as a tributary kingdom
under the Catholic monarchs and not to intervene in the Siege of Mlaga
(1487), in which Mlaga was taken by the Christians.
By the beginning of 1491, Granada was the only Muslim-governed city in Spain.
In
1491, Muhammad XII was summoned by Ferdinand and Isabella to surrender
the city of Granada, which was besieged by the Castilians. Eventually,
on 2 January 1492, Granada was surrendered.
Legend has it that as he
went to exile, he reached a rocky prominence which gave a last view of
the city. Muhammad XII reined in his horse and, viewing for the last
time the Alhambra and the green valley that spread below. The place
where this allegedly took place is today known as the Suspiro del Moro,
the Moor's sigh. He grieved his loss and continued his journey to exile
with his mother.
Spanish chronicler Luis del Mrmol Carvajal wrote:
"Muhammad XII died near the Oued el
Assouad (Black River) at ford told Waqba during the war between the
Marinids and the Saadians."
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