Muhammed V (1338-16 January 1391) was the eighth Nasrid ruler of
GranadaGranada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.- Overview :The city of Granada is placed at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, Beiro, Darro and Genil, at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
in
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.. Eldest son and heir of Yusuf I by his slave Butayna, Muhammad V was born in 1338. He also had a younger full-blood sister, A'isha, two half brothers and five half-sisters. He ruled between 1354–1359 and 1362–1391, and is best known for completing the royal palace of the
AlhambraThe Alhambra , the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra , is a palace and fortress complex of the Moorish rulers of Granada in southern Spain , occupying a hilly terrace on the...
with the
Palace of the LionsPalace of the lions may refer to:*Palacio de los Leones or Cuarto de los Leones, one of the Nasrid palaces of the Alhambra, Spain, receiving its name from its main courtyard, the Court of the Lions...
and the Mexuar, or
Cuarto Dorado.
Muhammed V (1338-16 January 1391) was the eighth Nasrid ruler of
GranadaGranada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.- Overview :The city of Granada is placed at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, Beiro, Darro and Genil, at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
in
IberiaThe Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes modern-day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar and a very small area of France. It is the westernmost of the three major southern European peninsulas—the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan peninsulas...
.. Eldest son and heir of Yusuf I by his slave Butayna, Muhammad V was born in 1338. He also had a younger full-blood sister, A'isha, two half brothers and five half-sisters. He ruled between 1354–1359 and 1362–1391, and is best known for completing the royal palace of the
AlhambraThe Alhambra , the complete form of which was Calat Alhambra , is a palace and fortress complex of the Moorish rulers of Granada in southern Spain , occupying a hilly terrace on the...
with the
Palace of the LionsPalace of the lions may refer to:*Palacio de los Leones or Cuarto de los Leones, one of the Nasrid palaces of the Alhambra, Spain, receiving its name from its main courtyard, the Court of the Lions...
and the Mexuar, or
Cuarto Dorado. He inherited the throne from
Yusuf IYusuf I , was the seventh Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberia and was in power between 1333 and 1354. Yusuf constructed the beautiful Gate of Justice, forming the grand entrance to the Alhambra in 1348. He likewise adorned many of the courts and halls of the palace, as may be seen by the inscriptions...
but was overthrown in August 1359 by his half-brother
Ismail IIIsmail II , was the second son of Yusuf I and the ninth Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberia, who reigned from August 1359 until June 1360. He was the eldest son of Yusuf I's second wife Maryem, born nine months after his elder half-brother Muhammed V in 1339...
and sought protection with the
MarinidThe Anglicised name used for this article derives from the Arabic Banu Marin or the Berber Ayt Mrin, which is the source of the Spanish name....
sultan of
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, where Muhammed was inspired with fresh examples of architecture. Ismail was overthrown and murdered with his brother Qays less than a year later in 1360, by his brother-in-law, Abu Said, who ruled as
Muhammed VIMuhammed VI was the brother in-law of Ismail II, by his marriage to one of Ismail II's full-blood sisters, and the tenth Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberia. He was a second cousin of Muhammed V and Ismail II, whom he conspired against...
but was overthrown in turn by Muhammed V, who returned to the throne for another 29 years.
During the three-year period of the reign of
Muhammed VIMuhammed VI was the brother in-law of Ismail II, by his marriage to one of Ismail II's full-blood sisters, and the tenth Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberia. He was a second cousin of Muhammed V and Ismail II, whom he conspired against...
, Muhammed V was plotting his return to power. A chance came in 1362 when King Peter I of Castile (Pedro el Cruel) lured Muhammed VI to his kingdom. There, in Seville, he was murdered and his head sent to Muhammed V as a gift upon his return to the throne. As a gesture of good relations between he and the Marinid, the eldest son of Muhammed V,
Yusuf II- References :*Islamic Spain 1250 to 1500 by Leonard Patrick Harvey; University of Chicago Press, 1992...
, married to a daughter of the Marinid Sultan. His hospital in Granada was completed in 1366. He employed the poet and diplomat
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in negotiations with Pedro the Cruel. Muhammed V died on January 16, 1391. He had at least four sons;
Yusuf II- References :*Islamic Spain 1250 to 1500 by Leonard Patrick Harvey; University of Chicago Press, 1992...
, Nasr, Muhammad and Sa'd. He was succeeded by his son, Yusuf II.
Yusuf IVYusuf IV was the sixteenth Nasrid ruler of Granada in Iberia from 1431-1432. He was known as Yusuf Ibn al-Mawl, or in Spanish, Abenalmao. A maternal grandson of Muhammed VI, Yusuf IV was placed on the throne of Granada in 1431 with the support of the Catholic King John II of Castille, in return...
was his maternal grandson.