Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II ibn Zidan (Arabic: عبد الملك بن زيدان), also known as Abd el-Malik II (? – 10 March 1631) was the Sultan of Morocco from 1627 to 1631.
| Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sultan of Morocco | |||||
| Reign | 1627 – 1631 | ||||
| Predecessor | Zidan Abu Maali | ||||
| Successor | Al Walid ben Zidan | ||||
| Born | Unknown ? Saadi Sultanate | ||||
| Died | 10 March 1631 Saadi Sultanate | ||||
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| Dynasty | House of Saadi | ||||
| Father | Zidan Abu Maali[1] | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Life
editAfter the expeditions of Isaac de Razilly to Morocco, he signed a Franco-Moroccan treaty with France in 1631, giving France preferential treatment, known as Capitulations: preferential tariffs, the establishment of a Consulate and freedom of religion for French subjects.[2]
The story of his life was published by the English diplomat John Harrison in 1633.[3] He was succeeded by his brother Al Walid ben Zidan.
Notes
edit- ^ Muḥammad al-Ṣaghīr ibn Muḥammad Ifrānī (1888). Nozhet-Elhâdi : Histoire de la dynastie saadienne au Maroc (1511-1670) (in French). p. 405.
- ^ France in the age of Louis XIII and Richelieu by Victor Lucien Tapié p.259
- ^ Piracy, slavery, and redemption by Daniel J. Vitkus, Nabil I. Matar p.41 Note 8
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