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

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from 1627 to 1631.

Life

After the expeditions of

Isaac de Razilly Isaac de Razilly (1587 – 1635) was a member of the French nobility appointed a knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem at the age of 18. He was born at the Château d'Oiseaumelle in the Province of Touraine, France. A member of the French ...

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. The story of his life was published by the English diplomat

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in 1633.''Piracy, slavery, and redemption'' by Daniel J. Vitkus,Nabil I. Matar p.41 Note 8
/ref> He was succeeded by his brother

Al Walid ben Zidan Al Walid ben Zidan (), also known as Mulay al-Walid (? – 21 February 1636) was the Sultan of Morocco from 1631 to 1636. He was assassinated by French renegades on February 1636. Al Walid ben Zidan was succeeded by his brother Mohammed esh-Shei ...

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1631 deaths Sultans of Morocco Saadi dynasty People from Marrakesh 17th-century Moroccan people 17th-century monarchs in Africa Year of birth unknown 17th-century Arabs {{Morocco-bio-stub