Fearing the sultan's vengeance, Abu Said sent his katib (secretary) Ibn Isa to

negotiate a secret deal with the Marinids, in which he was to yield M�laga in
exchange for the governorship of Sal� in North Africa. The negotiations became
known to the people of M�laga and were considered treachery; the citizens rose up
and deposed him as their leader in favour of Ismail.[20] Ismail did not arrest his
father but kept him under watch in M�laga. During a visit outside the city, Abu
Said was suspected of attempting to flee and was captured by M�laga's citizens.
Ismail arrived before his father was harmed, then ordered his imprisonment in the
castle of C�rtama. Later, during Ismail's reign, he was moved to the castle of
Salobre�a, where he died in 1320.[20]

Opposition to Nasr continued, and members of the anti-Nasr faction fled the court
to Ismail's stronghold of M�laga.[18] Soon Ismail restarted the rebellion, with
help from his mother Fatima and Uthman ibn Abi al-Ula, the commander of the North
African Volunteers of the Faith garrisoned in the city.[21] As Ismail moved towards
Granada, his army swelled and the capital's inhabitants opened the city gates for
him. Ismail entered the city from the Elvira (Ilbira) Gate and besieged Nasr, who
remained in the Alhambra complex.[22] Nasr tried to request help from Infante
Peter, who was now one of the regents of Castile after the death of Ferdinand IV
and the accession of the infant King Alfonso XI (r. 1312�1350), but Castilian help
did not come in time.[19] Meanwhile, Ismail took residence in the old castle (qasba
qadima) of the Albayz�n district. According to Vidal Castro, he declared himself
sultan on 14 February 1314 (27 Shawwal 713 AH).[9] Ismail and Nasr then agreed to a
settlement by which the former sultan abdicated and surrendered the Alhambra to his
nephew.[1] Ismail entered the palace complex on 16 February, and an accession
ceremony for Ismail took place in the Alhambra on 28 February (12 Dhu al-Qaida).[9]
Nasr was permitted to leave for the eastern city of Guadix on the night of 19
February,[9] where he ruled as governor.[1][22] According to the Encyclopaedia of
Islam's entry of the Nasrid dynasty, Nasr's departure for Guadix took place on 8
February (21 Shawwal).[1]