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Abd al-Aziz II

Type Figure Region Morocco Time c. 1374–1396 Also known as Abd al-Aziz II

Abd al-Aziz II (c. 1374–1396), Marinid sultan (r. 1393–1396) and brother of Abu al-Abbas Ahmad;…

Timeline

1393–1396Fez · Marinid dynastyHe succeeded in 1393 after his brother Abu al-Abbas Ahmad died at Taza, becoming the second Marinid sultan named Abd al-Aziz. During his reign the chancellors monopolized power and royal authority became nominal, while Iberian Christian forces took the opportunity to penetrate Morocco.

Sources

Abd al-Aziz II ibn Ahmad II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Aziz_II_ibn_Ahmad_II
Historical Dictionary of the Berbers (Imazighen) — Hsain Ilahiane (2006)