Abu al-Walid Ismail ibn Yusuf Ibn al-Ahmar

إسماعيل بن يوسف بن الأحمر (Known as "Ibn al-Ahmar")

Nasrid Prince in Exile, Marinid Court Chronicler, Genealogist

Born 1387

Granada (reared in Fez), Morocco

Passed Away c. 1407 Fez, Morocco

Lifespan 20 years old

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"Exile blunts not the scholar's reed; it infuses memory with longing and truth."

Archival Overview

Exiled Nasrid royal who served the Marinid court in Fez, author of Rawdat al-Nisrin, one of the primary historical chronicles of the Marinid and Nasrid dynasties.

Biographical Record

Ismail ibn Yusuf Ibn al-Ahmar was an Andalusian prince of the Nasrid royal family of Granada whose family sought sanctuary in Morocco. Received with royal honors by the Marinid sultans in Fez el-Jdid, he devoted his scholarly talents to historiography and poetry.

He authored Rawdat al-Nisrin fi Dawlat Bani Marin (The Meadow of Eglantine on the Dynasty of Banu Marin) and biographical compendiums of contemporary Maghrebi poets, providing irreplaceable eyewitness insights into the cultural interconnections between Fez and Granada.

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Final Resting Place

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Chellah Royal Necropolis
Rabat, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.0078, -6.8208                    

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