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Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad

Sultan of Morocco from 1504 to 1526 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad
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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.

Quick Facts Muhammad al-Burtuqali or Muhammad al-Bortogali, Sultan of Morocco ...

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

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]

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