Abu Nu'aym Ridwan (or Abu al-Nu'aym Ridwan) was a minister and military commander in the
Emirate of Granada
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, common_languages = Official language: Classical ArabicOther languages: Andalusi Arabic, Mozarabic, Berber, Ladino
, capital = Granada
, religion = Majority religion: Sunni IslamMinority religions:Roma ...
. Born a Christian with Castilian and Catalan origin, he was captured as a child in
Calatrava and brought as a slave to the palace. He converted to Islam and rose through the ranks during the reign of
Ismail I
Ismail I ( fa, اسماعیل, Esmāʿīl, ; July 17, 1487 – May 23, 1524), also known as Shah Ismail (), was the founder of the Safavid dynasty of Iran, ruling as its King of Kings ('' Shahanshah'') from 1501 to 1524. His reign is ofte ...
(), eventually appointed as a tutor to the sultan's son Muhammad. When the latter became Sultan
Muhammad IV at the age of ten, Ridwan remained in charge of him and acted as a sort of regent together with the Sultan's grandmother
Fatima bint al-Ahmar. Muhammad appointed him as the in 1329, making him the highest-ranking minister at court. He remained in this position during the reign of Muhammad's successor
Yusuf I and the first reign (1354–1359) of
Muhammad V Mohamed V may refer to:
* Al-Mu'tazz, sometimes referred to as ''Muhammad V'', was the Abbasid caliph (from 866 to 869).
* Muhammed V of Granada (1338–1391), Sultan of Granada
* Mehmed V (1848–1918), 39th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
* Mohammed ...
, except for a brief pause during Yusuf's rule. He was killed during a coup that deposed Muhammad V in 1359.
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Viziers of the Emirate of Granada
1359 deaths
14th-century people from al-Andalus
Slaves from al-Andalus