Muhammad V's father and predecessor, Yusuf I, was murdered suddenly in 1354 while at prayer in the congregational mosque of Granada, by a civilian described as a "madman". Muhammad V was 16 years old at the time and still a minor.
Muhammad V's father, Yusuf I, was assassinated in 1354 while praying at the mosque of Granada by a man deemed "mad". Muhammad V was 16 years old and underage at the time.