Algiers • الجزائر (al-Jazā'ir) • جزاير غرب (Cezâyîr-i Ğarp)

1536: province of the Ottoman Empire
1671: Regency of Algiers - rule of semi-autonomous deys (recognized by Ottomans in 1711)
05.07.1830: city of al-Jazā'ir taken by France (04.01.1831 Wahrān, 1832 'Annābâ, 10.1833 'Arzū and Mustaghānem, 1836 Tlemcēn, 13.10.1837 Qusantīnâ (Constantine), 1839 Jījel)
22.11.1832-23.12.1847: Emirate of Mu'askar (Mascara) established in revolt by Abd al-Kadír
22.07.1834: French possession

Population: 2,500,000 (1825)
Capital: الجزائر (al-Jazā'ir, Algiers)
Currency: budju (rial, pataca gourda) = 3 batlaka (pataca) = 24 muzuna = 48 kharub = 696 asper (akçe, dirham saghir);
sultani = 4½ budju; zer-i mahboub (zecchino) = 3⅓ budju
Official languages: Arabic, sometimes Turkish used also

Great Sovereigns (sultans of Ottoman Turkey):
09.1730-12.1754Mahmut I
12.1754-10.1757Osmân III
10.1757-01.1774Mustafa III
01.1774-04.1789Abdü'lhamit I
04.1789-05.1807Selim III "Cilhandar"
05.1807-07.1808Mustafa IV
07.1808-07.1830Mahmut II "Adlî"

Deys of Algiers:
02.1748-12.1754Muhammad IV Basha "El Retorto"
12.1754-02.1766Baba 'Alī II Basha
02.1766-07.1791Muhammad V Basha
07.1791-05.1798Hassan III Basha
05.1798-06.1805Mustafā II Basha ben Ibrāhīm
06.1805-11.1808Ahmed II Basha ben 'Alī
11.1808-02.1809'Alī IV Basha ar-R'assal
02.1809-03.1815Hājī 'Alī V Basha ben Khrelil
03.1815-04.1815Hājī Muhammad VI Khaznaji
04.1815-05.1817'Omar Agha ben Muhammad
05.1817-10.1817Muhammad VII ben 'Alī
10.1817-03.1818'Alī VI Khojā' ben Ahmed
03.1818-07.1830Husayn III "Khojet al-Khayl" ben Hassan

Beys of Constantine:
1736-1754 Hassan Bey ben Hossein Bou Hanek
1754-1756 Hossein II Bey ben Zreg Aïnou
1756-1771 Ahmed II Bey ben Ali
1771-1792 Salah Bey ben Mostefa
1792-1795 Hossein III Bou Hanek Bey
1795-1798 Mostefa Bey I el-Ouznadji
1798-1803 Hadji Mostefa II İnglis Bey
1803-1804 Osman Bey ben Mohamed el-Kebir Bey
1804-1806 Abdallah Khodja Bey ben Smail
1806-1807 Hossein IV Bey ben Salah Bey
1807-1808 Ali IV Bey ben Baba Ali
1808 Ahmed III Chaouch el-Kebaili
1808-1811 Ahmed IV Tobbal Bey
1812-1815 Mohamed I Na'âmane Bey
1815-1818 M'hamad II Tchaker Bey
1818 Kara Mostefa III Bey
1818 Ahmed V Bey el-Memlouk
1818-1819 M'hamad III el-Mili Bey Bou Chattabi
1819-08.1820 Brahem Khodja II el-Gharbi
10.1820-1822 Ahmed V Bey el-Memlouk
1822-1824 Brahem III el-Giritli Bey
1824-1826 Mehmet Menamdi Bey
1826-1837 Hadji Ahmed VI Bey Küloglü (independent)

Walis of Oran (the West):
1732-03.1792 Spanish
03.1792-1798/99 Mehmed Bey el-Kabir
1798/99-1802 Osman Bey
1802-1805 Mustafa Bey el-Manzalah
1805-1807 Mehmed Bey Makkalas
1807 Mustafa Bey el-Manzalah
1807-1812 Mehmed el-Reqid
1812-1817 Ali Kora Bargli
1827-1831 Hassan Bey

Major wars & other armed conflicts

25.07.1785: declared war on the United States (frozen 1786-1793; peace treaty 05.09.1795)
1798-12.1801: war on France
1801-06.1805: First Barbary or Tripolitan War (against United States)
1807-1812: conflict with Tunis (main battle 05.1811)
02.03-30.06.1815: Second Barbary or Algerine War (against United States)
27.08.1816: city bombarded and fleet burned by Anglo- Dutch squadron
1824: city bombarded by British
05.1827-08.1829, 05-07.1830: French blockade and conquest (Algiers surrender 09.07.1830)

Additionally, during this period, Algerine fleet conducted corsairy.
Lists of ships: Dey of Algiers | Bey of Constantine | Wali of Oran

Caution: only more important vessels are listed (distinguishable by names, more details etc.). However, Algerine navy consisted as well of many ships known only by number of guns, so additionally I've made a chronological list (1770-1830) of ships by year.

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