Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad explained

Type:Sultan
Muhammad al-Burtuqali or Muhammad al-Bortogali
Succession:Sultan of Morocco
Reign:1504–1526
Successor1:Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad
House:Wattasid
House-Type:Dynasty
Father:Abu Abd Allah al-Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yahya
Birth Date:1464
Birth Place:Fez, Morocco
Death Date:1526 (aged 62)
Death Place:Morocco
Religion:Sunni Islam

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.

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lalami, Laila. 55. The Moor's account. 2014. Simon & Schuster Canada. 978-1476794105. New York. 892506591.
  2. Book: Literature of Travel and Exploration: G to P. Speake. Jennifer. Jennifer Speake. 2003. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-57958-424-5. en.