Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II, also known as Abd el-Malik II was a Sultan of Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

 from 1627 to 1631.

After the expeditions of Isaac de Razilly

Isaac de Razilly

Isaac de Razilly 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 navy, he served for many years during which he played an important...

 to Morocco, he signed a Franco-Moroccan treaty

Franco-Moroccan Treaty (1631)

The Franco-Moroccan Treaty of 1631 was a treaty signed between France and Morocco in 1631.The negotiations were handled by Admiral Isaac de Razilly, after numerous discussions and encounters due to the problem of pirates from the harbour of Salé...

 with France in 1631, giving France preferential treatment, known as Capitulations

Capitulation (treaty)

A capitulation , or ahidnâme, is a treaty or unilateral contract by which a sovereign state relinquishes jurisdiction within its borders over the subjects of a foreign state...

: 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 John Harrison

John Harrison (diplomat)

John Harrison was an English representative in Morocco in the 17th century.James I of England sent John Harrisson to Muley Zaydan in Morocco in 1610 and again in 1613 and 1615 in order to obtain the release of English captives....

in 1633.