Abu Abdallah Mohammed II, Al-Mutawakkil, often simply Abdallah Mohammed () (died 4 August 1578) was a

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from 1574 to 1576. He was the oldest son of

Abdallah al-Ghalib Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah (; b. 1517 – d. 22 January 1574, 1557–1574) was the second Saadian sultan of Morocco. He succeeded his father Mohammed al-Shaykh as Sultan of Morocco. Biography Early life With his first wife Sayyida Rabia, M ...

and became Sultan after his father's death.

Life

Immediately after his accession to the throne, he had one of his brothers executed and another (Mulay en-Naser, the governor of Tadla) imprisoned. Abu Abdallah's uncle, Abd al-Malik, who, like his father

, was a son of

Mohammed ash-Sheikh ''Mawlay'' Mohammed al-Shaykh al-Sharif al-Hassani ( ar, محمد الشيخ الشريف الحسني) known as Mohammed al-Shaykh ( ar, محمد الشيخ) (b. 1490 – d. 23 October 1557) was the first sultan of the Saadian dynasty of Morocc ...

, had already fled to

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in the

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in 1574.''Cervantes in Algiers: a captive's tale'' by María Antonia Garcés, p.277 note 39
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, Abd al-Malik succeeded in organising his own army, consisting of Ottoman soldiers, and in 1576 he invaded Morocco and conquered

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from his nephew, in the capture of Fez. The first battle was in al-Rukn in the lands of Banu waritin, near Fez. In a second battle near Salé (Rabat) in Jandaq al-Rayhan, where Abd al-Malik also defeated his nephew. A third battle, also won by Abd al-Malik, took place in

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. Both Abd al-Malik and Abu Abdallah died two years later in the

Battle of Alcácer Quibir The Battle of Alcácer Quibir (also known as "Battle of Three Kings" ( ar, معركة الملوك الثلاثة) or "Battle of Wadi al-Makhazin" ( ar, معركة وادي المخازن) in Morocco) was fought in northern Morocco, near the t ...

, in 1578. In that battle, Abu Abdallah fought his last battle against his uncle Abd al-Malik with the help of his

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allies.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abu Abdallah Mohammed Ii Saadi Year of birth unknown 1578 deaths Sultans of Morocco Saadi dynasty People from Marrakesh Moroccan military personnel killed in action 16th-century Moroccan people 16th-century monarchs in Africa 16th-century Arabs

Life

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