Abdalmalik of Morocco

Moulay Abdelmalek
King of Morocco
Reign	1728
Predecessor	Moulay Ahmad Ad Dhahabi
Successor	Moulay Ahmad Ad Dhahabi
Names Moulay Abdelmalek ibn Ismail

Sultan Moulay Abdelmalik (Arabic: عبد الملك بن إسماعيل العلوي) (1675 – 2 March 1729) was Sultan of Morocco in 1728 and member of the Alaouite dynasty.

Reign[]

A son of Sultan Moulay Ismail, Moulay Abdalmalik was earmarked as his father's successor until he fell from favour and was replaced as heir by his two years younger full-brother Moulay Ahmed ed Dehebi^[1] in 1727. Moulay Ahmed ed Dehebi proved quite ineffective as a ruler, and when it became public that he was a drunkard, he was overthrown in a coup instigated by his own wives. Moulay Abdelmalik was proclaimed Sultan, but failed to prevent his brother's escape and made the mistake of criticising the fiercely loyal bukhari (the imperial black bodyguards). The bukhari then threw their support behind the ousted Ahmed ed Dehebi, thus throwing Morocco into yet another civil war.

A compromise was reached between the brothers after bloody fighting, splitting Morocco into two kingdoms. Ahmed ed Dehebi was to have Meknes for his capital while Abdelmalik was to rule from Fez. Not content with this however, Abdelmalik arranged a face-to-face meeting with his brother with the intention of assassinating him.

The attempt failed and Abdelmalik was sent off under guard to a remote prison, where he was later assassinated.^[2]

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