Muhammed V of Granada

Monarch

1338 – 1391

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Who was Muhammed V of Granada?

Muhammed V was the eighth Nasrid ruler of the Moorish Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula.

Muhammad V was the eldest son and heir of Yusuf I by his slave Butayna, born on Sunday, January 4, 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 Alhambra with the Palace of the Lions and the Mexuar, or Cuarto Dorado.

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Born
Jan 4, 1338
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Religion
  • Islam
Died
Jan 16, 1391

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on July 23, 2013

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