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The '''Regency of Algiers''' was an Ottoman territory centered on ], in modern ]. It was established in 1525, when ] re-captured the city.<ref name="Abun-Nasr 151"></ref> It roughly covered the area of modern ], between the states of ] and ].<ref name="Abun-Nasr 152"></ref> |
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==Establishment== |
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] was the founder of the Regency of Algiers.]] |
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The Regency of Algiers was the principal center of ] power in the ].<ref name="Abun-Nasr 151"/> It was also a base from which attacks were made on European shipping.<ref name="Abun-Nasr 151"/> |
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===Base in the war against Spain=== |
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Hayreddin Barbarossa established the military basis of the regency. He left ] in command as his deputy when he had to leave for Istanbul in 1533.<ref name="Abun-Nasr 151"/> |
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The son of Barbarossa, ] was the first governor of the Regency to be directly appointed by the Ottoman Empire in 1544, when his father retired, and took the title of '']''.<ref name="Abun-Nasr 151"/> |
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''Beylerbeys'' continued to be nominated for unlimited tenures until 1587, when the Ottoman Empire set up a regular Ottoman administration in Algiers and its dependencies, headed by '']'', with 3 year terms. This was a way o considate Ottoman power in the Maghreb, after Spain had sent an embassy to Istanbul in 1578 to negotiate a truce, leading to a formal peace in August 1580. From that point the Regency of Algiers was a formal Ottoman territory, rather than just a military base in the war against Spain.<ref name="Abun-Nasr 151"/> |
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===Piracy=== |
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] in 1682, by Abraham Duquesne.]] |
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Piracy and slavery of Christians originating from Algiers was a major problem throughout the centuries, leading to regular punitive expeditions by European powers. ] fought the ] in 1681 and bombarded ] between 1682 and 1683, to help Christian captives.<ref></ref> |
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] in 1816, by ].]] |
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During the early 19th century, the Regency of Algiers resorted to widespread ] against shipping from Europe and the young ], mainyl due to internal fiscal difficulties. This in turn led to the ], which culminated in August 1816 when ] executed a naval ]. |
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==French invasion== |
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During the ], the Regency of Algiers had greatly benefited from trade in the Mediterranean, and of the massive imports of food by France, largely bought on credit by France. In 1827, ], Algeria's Ottoman ruler, demanded that the French pay a 31-year old debt, contracted in 1799 by purchasing supplies to feed the soldiers of the ]. |
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The French consul ] refused to give answers satisfactory to the dey, and in an outburst of anger, Hussein Dey touched the consul with his fan. Charles X used this as an excuse to break diplomatic relations. The regency of Algiers would end with the ] in 1831. |
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==Notes== |
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