Muhammad ibn al-Mahruq

Muhammad ibn al-Mahruq was a minister in the Emirate of Granada. He served as the wakil, the superintendent of the sultan's finances, during the reign of Ismail I (r. 1314–1333.[1] He stayed in the post at the accession of Muhammad IV,[1] and a few months later elevated to vizier, replacing Abu al-Hasan ibn Mas'ud who died. From late 1326, Ibn al-Mahruq was involved in a civil war against a political rival, Uthman ibn Abi al-Ula. To end the civil war, Muhammad IV ordered him assassinated on 6 November 1328, during his meeting with the Sultan's grandmother Fatima bint al-Ahmar.[2][3]

Citations

1. Arié 1973, p. 214.
2. Fernández-Puertas 1997, p. 3.
3. Vidal Castro: Muhammad IV.

References

• Arié, Rachel (1973). L'Espagne musulmane au temps des Nasrides (1232–1492) (in French). Paris: E. de Boccard. OCLC 3207329.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Fernández-Puertas, Antonio (1997). "The Three Great Sultans of al-Dawla al-Ismā'īliyya al-Naṣriyya Who Built the Fourteenth-Century Alhambra: Ismā'īl I, Yūsuf I, Muḥammad V (713–793/1314–1391)". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. Third Series. London. 7 (1): 1–25. doi:10.1017/S1356186300008294. JSTOR 25183293.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Vidal Castro, Francisco. "Muhammad IV". Diccionario Biográfico electrónico (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.