Career
He reigned from August 1359 until June 1360. Ismail II was the eldest son of Yusuf I"s second wife Maryem, born nine months after his elder half-brother Muhammed V on October 2, 1338. Conspirators took the palace by surprise in August 1359.
Ismail II"s half-brother, the legitimate ruler Muhammed V escaped with his family first to Gaudix and then across the sea to Morocco, where he was given asylum.
Ismail II came to the throne and lasted less than a year.