Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad
Wattasid ruler from 1504 to 1526
About Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad
Lived 1464 – 1526 (aged 61–62). Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad was a sultan.
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 in 1504. He died in 1526 and was succeeded by his son Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad.
As a child, Muhammad al-Burtuqali earned the nickname of Al-Bortogali after being held as a hostage for seven years by the Portuguese.
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.
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Who was Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad?
Wattasid ruler from 1504 to 1526
When was Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad born?
Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad was born in 1464 in Fez.
When did Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad die?
Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad died in 1526 in Morocco.
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Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad was a sultan.
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