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Abu Said Faraj
Granadan prince · Politicians · Lived 1248 to 1320 · aged 72
Abu Said Faraj ibn Ismail was a member of the Nasrid dynasty of Granada, who was a close advisor to Sultan Muhammad II and Muhammad III and served as the governor of Málaga between 1279 and the early 1310s. He was born in 1248 to Ismail ibn Nasr, governor of Málaga and brother of Sultan Muhammad I.
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Muhammad I, Abu Said's uncle and the founder of the Emirate of Granada.
Selected members of the Nasrid dynasty up to Ismail I, including Abu Said Faraj. Sultans are depicted in boxes.
The castle of Salobreña, used as the royal family prison by the Nasrids, where Abu Said was imprisoned until his death.About this person
After Ismail's death, the Sultan brought the young Abu Said to court, where he became friends with his cousin, the future Muhammad II. When the latter became Sultan, Abu Said became his advisor on economic and military policies. He married Muhammad II's daughter Fatima, and in 1279 he was appointed as the royal governor in Málaga. The city - the realm's most important port - had just recently been recovered by the crown after a rebellion by the Banu Ashqilula since 1266 followed by a short occupation by the Marinids of Morocco since 1278. He implemented policies to pacify the population and improved the region's economic condition, as well as embarking on the construction of ships to strengthen the Granadan navy. As governor, he also led Málaga's troops in various campaigns on the Iberian Peninsula, including against rebels and against the Marinid Sultanate.
