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The Regency of Algiers [a] [b] was an early modern semi-independent Ottoman province and nominal vassal state on the Barbary Coast of North Africa from 1516 to 1830. Founded by the privateer brothers Aruj and Hayreddin Reis (also known as the Barbarossa brothers), the Regency succeeded the Kingdom of Tlemcen as an infamous and formidable base that waged maritime holy war on European Christian ...
The first dey of Algiers. He reduced Ottoman authority to a ceremonial role, and ousted the Janissary aghas with the help of the Raises. [2] - 2 Baba Hassan: 1682 1683 Doulateli: He kept the independence of Algiers under his rule. He declared war on the Kingdom of France, provoking the Djidjelli expedition, and the first and second bombardments ...
Dar Es-Sultan, which can be translated into "Sultan's Domain" - was one of the provinces of the Regency of Algiers.This province was bounded to the north by the Mediterranean Sea, to the east by the Beylik of Constantine, to the south by that of the Beylik of Titteri and to the west by the Western Beylik.
The Regency of Algiers was founded in 1516 and existed as largely independent tributary state of the Ottoman Empire until the French invasion of 1830.Founded by the corsair brothers Aruj and Hayreddin Barbarossa, the Regency was an important pirate base for Barbary corsairs and became involved in numerous armed conflicts with European powers.
Algiers lost between 30,000 and 50,000 inhabitants to the plague in 1620–21, and had high fatalities in 1654–57, 1665, 1691 and 1740–42. [109] Map of the Regency of Algiers in early 19th century. The Barbary pirates preyed on Christian and other non-Islamic shipping in the western Mediterranean Sea. [109]
The Théâtre National Algérien Mahieddine Bachtarzi, formerly known as the Algiers Opera House, is a historic building in Algiers, Algeria. It was built from 1850 to 1853. [ 1 ] It was designed by architects Charles Frédéric Chassériau and Justin Ponsard in the Baroque Revival style. [ 1 ]
The Regal Governor's Square movie theater is for sale. The 43,242-square-foot theater went on the market during the summer and was for sale at $4.6 million as an "investment property."
France and the Regency of Algiers had a commercial–political conflict called the Bakri-Busnach affair which has been bothering both nations in the 19th century. On April 29, 1827, foreign consuls and diplomatic agents gathered in the Palace of the Dey for a conference with the Regency of Algiers ruler Hussein Dey. Tensions were high because ...