Joseph ibn Naghrela inherited his father's place as vizier of Granada and was killed in the massacre of 1066

Samuel ibn Naghrela fled Córdoba when it was sacked in 1012 and became vizier to King Habbus of Granada. Abraham ibn Daud, writing in 1161, says that when Habbus died the Berber princes wanted to crown his younger son, Bulukkin, while Samuel backed the elder, Badis. Bulukkin kissed his brother's hand and Badis was crowned. When Bulukkin later fell ill, the king ordered the physician not to cure him, and he died. Three Jewish notables who had backed Bulukkin fled to Seville. Samuel ruled as vizier and nagid, head of the Jews, until his death in about 1056. His son Joseph succeeded him as vizier and as head of the community. Ibn Daud says Joseph lacked his father's humility because he had grown up in riches. A poet, Abu Ishaq of Elvira, wrote verses calling for his death. On Saturday 30 December 1066 a drunken official announced that Joseph had killed the king. A mob rose. Joseph blackened his face and hid in a coal pit. He was found, killed, and his body hung on a cross. Most of Granada's Jews were killed with him. His wife, a daughter of Rabbi Nissim of Kairouan, fled to Lucena with their son Azariah, who died young.