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Muhammad XII (Boabdil)

Type Figure Region Granada Time c. 1460–1533 Also known as Abu Abdallah、last sultan of Granada

Muhammad XII (c. 1460–1533), known in Western sources as Boabdil, was the last Nasrid sultan of Granada.…

Timeline

  1. c. 1482–1491Granada · GranadaAround 1482 he launched a coup deposing his father and contested the throne with his uncle Abu Abdallah, during which he was at one point captured by Castile and used to divide Granada.
  2. 1491–1492Alhambra Palace · GranadaFacing a prolonged siege by the combined forces of Castile and Aragon, he signed the surrender document on 2 January 1492, handing over the Alhambra Palace and the city, ending Muslim rule in Iberia.
  3. 1492–1533Fez · FezGranted an exile settlement under the treaty, he at first lived in the Alpujarras valleys; later he crossed the sea to Morocco, living on a pension, and died near Fez in 1533.

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