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Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad

Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad

Sultan of Morocco

Muhammad al-Burtuqali, (full name Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad, Arabic : أبو عبد الله محمد البرتقالي) succeeded his father Abu Abd Allah al-Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yahya to become the second Wattasid Sultan of Morocco in 1504. He died in 1526 and was succeeded by his son Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad.

Quick Facts Muhammad al-Burtuqali or Muhammad al-Bortogali, Sultan of Morocco ...

Muhammad al-Burtuqali earned the nickname of Al-Bortogali after being held as a hostage for seven years by the Portuguese.[1][better source needed]

Sultan Muhammad al-Burtughali was the sultan that sent Leo Africanus and his uncle on a mission to Timbuktu. This journey gave Leo Africanus material for the Description of Africa.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Lalami, Laila (2014). The Moor's account. New York: Simon & Schuster Canada. p. 55. ISBN 978-1476794105. OCLC 892506591.
  2. [2]
    Speake, Jennifer, ed. (2003). Literature of Travel and Exploration: G to P. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-57958-424-5.
Preceded by Wattasid dynasty
1504–1525		 Succeeded by


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