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The corsair taifa of Algiers reached the zenith of its power in the first half of the seventeenth century as an Ottoman military elite, theoritically. Up until 1626, the Algerian corsair admiral ( Kapudan-rais ) was invested by the Ottoman sultan and subordinate to the Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman empire.
The Peiratinae are a subfamily of assassin bugs known as corsairs.The subfamily has a worldwide distribution, but is concentrated in tropical areas. [1] About 30 genera with 350 species are described.
The Barbary corsairs, Barbary pirates, Ottoman corsairs, [1] or naval mujahideen (in Muslim sources) [2] were mainly Muslim corsairs and privateers who operated from the largely independent Barbary states. This area was known in Europe as the Barbary Coast, in reference to the Berbers. [3]
A corsair is a privateer or pirate, especially: Barbary corsair , Ottoman and Berber privateers operating from North Africa French corsairs , privateers operating on behalf of the French crown
Long syllables bear primary stress, and there is only one stressed syllable per word. [17] Egyptian Arabic has a strong preference for heavy syllables, and various phonetic adjustments conspire to modify the surface pronunciation of connected speech towards the ideal of consisting entirely of heavy syllables.
Corsairs (French: corsaire) were privateers, authorised to conduct raids on shipping of a foreign state at war with France, on behalf of the French crown. Seized ...
Jan Janszoon van Haarlem, commonly known as Reis Mourad the Younger (c. 1570 – c. 1641), was a Dutch pirate who later became a Barbary corsair in Ottoman Algeria and the Republic of Salé. After being captured by Algerian corsairs off Lanzarote in 1618, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Mourad. He became one of the most famous of ...
"Smoky Places" is a song written by Abner Spector and performed by The Corsairs. It reached #10 on the U.S. R&B chart and #12 on the U.S. pop chart in 1962. [1] The song was arranged by Sammy Lowe and produced by Abner Spector. [2] The song ranked #51 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1962. [3]