Regency of Algiers

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Regency of Algiers

1516–1830 autonomous Ottoman state in North Africa

The Regency of Algiers was an early modern semi-independent Ottoman province and tributary state on the Barbary Coast of North Africa from 1516 to 1830. Founded by the privateer brothers Aruj and Hayreddin Reis, also known as Oruç and Khayr ad-Din, the Regency succeeded the crumbling Kingdom of Tlemcen as an infamous and formidable pirate base that plundered and waged maritime holy war on European Christian powers. Ottoman regents ruled as heads of a stratocracy; an autonomous military government controlled by the janissary corps, themed Garp ocakları lit. 'Western Garrison' in Ottoman terminology.

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1510The Spanish conquer Tripoli, making other coastal cities submit to them.
1512Corsair brothers Aruj and Hayreddin Barbarossa come to North Africa to help the citizens of Béjaïa against Spanish rule.
1516Aruj and Hayreddin Barbarossa capture Algiers but fail to destroy the Peñón fortress.