أحمد المنصور الذهبي
Abd al-Malik was succeeded by his brother Ahmad al-Mansur who formally recognised the suzerainty of the Ottoman Sultan at the beginning of his reign while remaining de facto independent, however Ahmad stopped minting coins in Murads name, dropped Murads name from the Khutba and declared his full independence in 1582. These actions caused the Ottoman Sultan Murad III to begin preparations for an attack on Morocco, however Ahmad al-Mansur paid a tribute of over 100,000 gold coins and the attack was called off. Ahmad al-Mansur paid an annual tribute of vassalage to the Ottoman sultan Murad III until 1587.