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Muhammad XIII of Granada

«al-Zaghal»

A Nasrid emir known as al-Zaghal and Boabdil’s rival during the Granada War. His resistance shows how the Castilian-Aragonese conquest coincided with a profound dynastic civil war.

c. 1444 – c. 1494Emir of GranadaNasrid · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1444 Approximate

Death: 1494 Approximate

Role: Emir of Granada

Other recorded names: Muhammad al-Zaghal · El Zagal · Muhammad XII of Granada (alternative numbering)

Dynasty: Nasrid · ES

Territories: Granada (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Emir · Granada · Emirate Pending review1485–1486Effective rule
Emir · Granada · Emirate Pending review1486–1487Rival
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Saʿd of GranadaPending review

Evidence for this profile

5 recorded claims · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (0/2 with a precise source)
  • BirthApproximate

    1444

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • DeathApproximate

    1494

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Family and relationships (0/1 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Saʿd of Granada

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Emir · Granada · 1485–1486

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Emir · Granada · 1486–1487

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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