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'''Jariya al-Zakiyya''' was an [[Assassins|Assassin]] of the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Brotherhood]] during the [[ | '''Jariya al-Zakiyya''' was an [[Assassins|Assassin]] of the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Brotherhood]] during the ''[[Reconquista]]''. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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A woman of great beauty, she was reputed to have been the secret child of the former Sultan {{Wiki|Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada|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" /> | A woman of great beauty, she was reputed to have been the secret child of the former Sultan {{Wiki|Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada|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 | Jariya also became the childhood friend of [[Muhammad XII of Granada|Muhammad XII]], who would eventually become Sultan of [[Granada]]. Trusting Jariya as a loyal confidant, Muhammad asked his friends and allies the Assassins to train her as one of their own. Jariya then served as his 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.<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.<ref name="Rebellion" /> | ||
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==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. | ||
**Her backstory references Isabel de Solís, Hasan's Castilian concubine and later second wife after converting to Islam and taking the name Zoraya. While there is no evidence she had a daughter, she did have two sons by the sultan. | **Her backstory references {{Wiki|Isabel de Solís}}, Hasan's [[Crown of Castile|Castilian]] concubine and later second wife after converting to Islam and taking the name Zoraya. While there is no evidence she had a daughter, she did have two sons by the sultan. | ||
*Jariya | *"Jariya" ([https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jariya جَارِيَة]) is an Arabic word meaning "slave-girl, a concubine". ''Al-'' is the Arabic definitive article, designating "the". "Zakiyya" is derived from the Arabic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%B2%D9%83%D9%8A# زكي] (''zakii''), which means "pure, chaste", but also "intelligent". | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 8 November 2019
Jariya al-Zakiyya was an Assassin of the Spanish Brotherhood during the Reconquista.
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 childhood friend of Muhammad XII, who would eventually become Sultan of Granada. Trusting Jariya as a loyal confidant, Muhammad asked his friends and allies the Assassins to train her as one of their own. Jariya then served as his 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.
- Her backstory references Isabel de Solís, Hasan's Castilian concubine and later second wife after converting to Islam and taking the name Zoraya. While there is no evidence she had a daughter, she did have two sons by the sultan.
- "Jariya" (جَارِيَة) is an Arabic word meaning "slave-girl, a concubine". Al- is the Arabic definitive article, designating "the". "Zakiyya" is derived from the Arabic زكي (zakii), which means "pure, chaste", but also "intelligent".
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