Boabdil

[boh-uhb-dil, baw-ahb-theel]

noun

1. abu-AbdallahEl Chico, died 1533?, last Moorish king of Granada 1482–83, 1486–92.

Boabdil

/ boaβˈðil /

noun

1. original name Abu-Abdullah , called El Chico , ruled as Mohammed XI . died ?1538, last Moorish king of Granada (1482–83; 1486–92)

Example Sentences

Atar died at age 90 in an unsuccessful attempt by Boabdil’s troops to capture the city of Lucena from Christian forces.

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Boabdil, also known as Muhammad XII of Granada, was taken prisoner in the battle.

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The sword, which is covered with gold, ivory and precious metals, was used by Ali Atar, a military commander in the service of King Boabdil, the last sultan of Granada.

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A bust of Irving is flanked by two of his characters, King Boabdil of Granada and Rip Van Winkle, who slumbered in the Catskill Mountains through the Revolutionary War.

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History is followed from earliest times in raw gold Visigothic crowns, the sword of Pelayo at Cavadonga, the sword of the great slayer of Moors, King Ferdinand el Santo of Castile, and the winged-dragon helmet of as mighty a battle leader, King Jaime el Conquistador of Aragon, down to the last stage of the seven hundred years' crusade, in Isabella's armor; that of the Gran Capit�n; Boabdil's engraved with Moorish letters; and, finally, the surrendered keys of Granada.

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