Muhammed III, Sultan of Granada

Abu Abd Allah Muhammad Ben Muhammad, Arabic أبو عبد الله محمد بن محمد (* 1257, † 1314), surnamed al - المخلوع Makhlū (the " dethroned " ) was when Muhammad III. 1302-1309 Emir of Granada.

Muhammad III. appeared as the son of Muhammad II al -Faqih (1273-1302) to his successors in Granada. Whereas the latter had to resist the dominance of Marinids in Andalusia, Muhammad III tried. extend the influence of the Nazarite in Morocco. So he occupied Ceuta in 1306, with which the Emirate of Granada was able to strengthen its position on the Straits of Gibraltar and Northern Morocco. However, the Marinids of Morocco now allied with Castile and Aragon. Because of this isolation of the empire took dissatisfaction with Muhammad III. about. In 1309 he was deposed and replaced by his younger brother Nasr ( 1309-1314 ). Even before Ceuta had been lost again by an uprising of the population.