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'''Jariya al-Zakiyya''' was an [[Assassins|Assassin]] of the [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins| | '''Jariya al-Zakiyya''' was an [[Assassins|Assassin]] of the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Brotherhood]] during the [[Spanish Inquisition]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Jariya al-Zakiyya was a half-Moorish | Jariya al-Zakiyya was a half-[[Moors|Moorish]] spy and cunning Assassin from [[Granada]] who was raised in the Sultan's court during the [[Renaissance]].<ref name="Rebellion">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''</ref> | ||
A woman of great beauty, she was reputed to have been the secret child of the former Sultan Abu al-Hasan Ali and his Christian slave lover. As a result, Jariya was raised by the women of the sultan's harem. | A woman of great beauty, she was reputed to have been the secret child of the former Sultan Abu al-Hasan Ali and his Christian slave lover. As a result, Jariya was raised by the women of the sultan's harem.<ref name="Rebellion" /> | ||
Jariya also became the chilhood friend of Boabdil, who would eventually become the Sultan Muhammad XII. Trusting Jariya as a loyal confidant, Boabdil asked his friends and allies the Assassins to train her as one of their own. Jariya then served as Muhammad XII's | Jariya also became the chilhood friend of Boabdil, who would eventually become the Sultan [[Muhammad XII of Granada]]. Trusting Jariya as a loyal confidant, Boabdil asked his friends and allies the Assassins to train her as one of their own. Jariya then served as Muhammad XII's personal spy for many years.<ref name="Rebellion" /> | ||
When Granada fell and Muhammad XII had to surrender his kingdom to the Spanish Monarchs, he made Jariya swear on his life that she would flee Granada and join the Spanish Brotherhood to avenge him. | When Granada fell and Muhammad XII had to surrender his kingdom to the Spanish Monarchs, he made Jariya swear on his life that she would flee Granada and join the Spanish Brotherhood to avenge him.<ref name="Rebellion" /> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*If Abu al-Hasan Ali was indeed Jariya's father, the Assassin was in fact the half-sister of Muhammad XII. | *If Abu al-Hasan Ali was indeed Jariya's father, the Assassin was in fact the half-sister of Muhammad XII. | ||
*Jariya, Arabic جَارِيَة (''jāriya''), means 'slave-girl, a concubine'.<ref name="jariya">"[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jariya# jariya]". ''Wiktionary''. Accessed 7 September 2018.</ref> ''Al-'' is the Arabic definitive article, designating 'the'. Zakiyya is derived from the Arabic word زكي (zakii), which means 'pure, chaste' but also 'intelligent'.<ref name="zakii">"[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D9%83%D9%8A# zakii]". ''Wiktionary''. Accessed 7 September 2018.</ref> | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
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Revision as of 15:38, 7 September 2018
Jariya al-Zakiyya was an Assassin of the Spanish Brotherhood during the Spanish Inquisition.
Biography
Jariya al-Zakiyya was a half-Moorish spy and cunning Assassin from Granada who was raised in the Sultan's court during the Renaissance.[1]
A woman of great beauty, she was reputed to have been the secret child of the former Sultan Abu al-Hasan Ali and his Christian slave lover. As a result, Jariya was raised by the women of the sultan's harem.[1]
Jariya also became the chilhood friend of Boabdil, who would eventually become the Sultan Muhammad XII of Granada. Trusting Jariya as a loyal confidant, Boabdil asked his friends and allies the Assassins to train her as one of their own. Jariya then served as Muhammad XII's personal spy for many years.[1]
When Granada fell and Muhammad XII had to surrender his kingdom to the Spanish Monarchs, he made Jariya swear on his life that she would flee Granada and join the Spanish Brotherhood to avenge him.[1]
Trivia
- If Abu al-Hasan Ali was indeed Jariya's father, the Assassin was in fact the half-sister of Muhammad XII.
- Jariya, Arabic جَارِيَة (jāriya), means 'slave-girl, a concubine'.[2] Al- is the Arabic definitive article, designating 'the'. Zakiyya is derived from the Arabic word زكي (zakii), which means 'pure, chaste' but also 'intelligent'.[3]
Appearance
References