Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II

A book on Abd al-Malik, written by the English diplomat John Harrison in 1633.

Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II ibn Zidan, also known as Abd el-Malik II (? – 10 March 1631) was the Sultan of Morocco from 1627 to 1631.

After 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.[1]

The story of his life was published by the English diplomat John Harrison in 1633.[2]

Notes

Preceded by
Zidan al-Nasir
Sultan of Morocco
16271631
Succeeded by
Al Walid ben Zidan
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