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Ahmad ibn Ibrahim Abu al-Abbas al-Mustansir was Marinid Sultan of Morocco from 1374 to 1384.Ahmad’s predecessor Muhammad Abu Zayyan had ascended the throne as a minor in 1372 on the death of his father Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz.The Nasrid ruler Muhammed V of Granada sent two Marinid princes to Morocco whom he had been holding captive in Granada: Ahmad Abu al-Abbas and Abdul Rahman bin Yaflusin and supported them in taking control of northern Morocco.Ahmad became the Sultan of Fez in 1374 while Abdul Rahman became the independent Sultan of Marrakesh.Ibn al-Khatib a former vizier of Granada and distinguished man of letters had taken refuge in Morocco.

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