Ibrahim Bey, of his name ''Ibrahim Bey El-Greitli'', chief of the Haraktas, was a

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of the province of

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, who reigned from July 1822 (1237 AH) to December 1824 (1239 AH). He was of

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origin..

Biography

Ibrahim was stepped away in 1822 by

Hussein Dey Hussein Dey (real name Hüseyin bin Hüseyin; 1765 – 1838; ar, حسين داي) was the last Dey of the Deylik of Algiers. Early life He was born either in İzmir or Urla in the Ottoman Empire. He went to Istanbul and joined the Canoneers ( ...

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

, and withdrew to

Médéa Médéa ( ber, Lemdiyyet, ar, المدية ''al-Madiya''), population 123,535 (1998 census) is the capital city of Médéa Province, Algeria. It is located roughly 68 km south of Algiers. The present-day city is situated on the site of ...

. In 1830 Mustapha Ben Mezrag, bey of Tittery (South ouest Algiers), asks his help to raise a rebellion against the French troops, and named him Pasha.

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of Constantine fearing rivalry, will take the title of Pasha. Disappointed Ibrahim returned to Médéa, abandoning his commitment. Fearing the bey of Constantine, Ibrahim placed himself under the protection of Sheikh Farhat Ben Said, enemy of

. After the failure of Sheikh Farhat Ibrahim withdrew in

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. The

Bey of Tunis Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...

, in negotiation with general Clauzel to cede the province of Constantine, enemy has always sent Ibrahim as emissary. Key figure in the province of Constantine, he went in 1831 to

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to meet Commander Houder. Exploiting the credulity of the French officers, he captured the city, but was taken over by the armed forces, he took refuge in

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. He fought in the Citadel of Bone against the armies of general Monck but after a defeat, he fled again to Médéa. He was assassinated in 1833, his family fled to

, and his two sons, started a few years later serving the French army.

References

* * * {{cite book , title=Annales Algériennes , url=https://archive.org/details/annalesalgrienn01unkngoog , publisher=Anselin et Gaultier-Laguionie , author=Henri Jean François Edmond Pellissier de Reynaud , year=1836 , location=Paris , pages=vol II, p. 384–385 Algerian people of Turkish descent Year of birth missing 1833 deaths Beys of Constantine, Algeria