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Main Characters The Travellers Sinan, slave of Abu Abdallah Abu Abdallah Ibn Battutah of Tangier, former judge and globetrotter In Seville ‘El Bermejo’, properly Muhammad son of Isma’il, Sultan Muhammad VI of Granada (by usurpation) Don Pedro, King of Castile, known as ‘the Cruel’ or ‘the Just’ Abraham Ibn Zarzar, physician and confidant of Don Pedro Solomon of Seville, dealer in gemstones Cristóbal the Moor, goldsmith of Seville In Granada Lisan al-Din Ibn al-Khatib, Grand Vizier of Granada Ali the Alchemist, scientist and libertine Lubna, qaynah (female singing slave) and concubine of Ali the Alchemist Sergeant Hamid of the Mamluk guard Ibn Zamrak, Sultanic Secretary to the Sultan of Granada Zayd, Clerk of Works in the Alhambra Umm Ahmad, a decayed old woman The Chief of the Night, head of the Granada constabulary Sultan Muhammad son of Yusuf, Sultan Muhammad V of Granada The Lions Layth, leader of the Lions (a group of conspirators) Dirgham Hattam Sarim Haydar Jassas