Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II

Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II ibn Zidan (Arabic: عبد الملك بن زيدان), also known as Abd el-Malik II (?

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.

[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.

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