This is a list of the
Beylerbey
''Beylerbey'' ( ota, بكلربكی, beylerbeyi, lit=bey of beys, meaning the 'commander of commanders' or 'lord of lords') was a high rank in the western Islamic world in the late Middle Ages and early modern period, from the Anatolian Seljuks ...
s,
Pasha
Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, gener ...
s and
Dey
Dey (Arabic: داي), from the Turkish honorific title ''dayı'', literally meaning uncle, was the title given to the rulers of the Ottoman Algeria, Regency of Algiers (Algeria), Tripoli, Libya, Tripoli,Bertarelli (1929), p. 203. and Ottoman Tu ...
s of the
Regency of Algiers
The Regency of Algiers ( ar, دولة الجزائر, translit=Dawlat al-Jaza'ir) was a state in North Africa lasting from 1516 to 1830, until it was conquered by the French. Situated between the regency of Tunis in the east, the Sultanate o ...
:
Beylerbeys (1517-1576)
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Oruç Barbarossa 1517-1518
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Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Khidr Reis 1518-1545
**
Hasan Agha
Hasan Agha or Hadım Hassan Ağa, also Hassan the eunuch, was a Sardinian renegade and effective ruler of the Regency of Algiers from 1533 to 1545. He was the deputy of Hayreddin Barbarossa, who left him in command when he had to leave for Const ...
1535-1543
**
Hadji Pacha 1543-1544
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Hasan Pasha 1545-1552 (son of
Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha
Hayreddin Barbarossa ( ar, خير الدين بربروس, Khayr al-Din Barbarus, original name: Khiḍr; tr, Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa), also known as Hızır Hayrettin Pasha, and simply Hızır Reis (c. 1466/1478 – 4 July 1546), was an O ...
)
* Caïd Saffa 1551 (for seven months)
*
Salah Rais
Salah Rais ( tr, Salih Reis, ar, صالح ريس) (c. 1488 – 1568) was the 7th King of Algiers, an Ottoman privateer and admiral. He is alternatively referred to as ''Sala Reis'', ''Salih Rais'', ''Salek Rais'' and ''Cale Arraez'' in sever ...
1552-1556
**
Hasan Corso
Hasan Corso (born Pietro Paolo Tavera) was the mayor of Algiers and caliph of Salah Rais.
Corso was born on the island of Corsica. When he was five years old, he was taken and sent away to Istanbul, and was introduced to the Janissaries. There ...
1556
*
Muhammad Kurdogli 1556
**
Yusuf I
Abu al-Hajjaj Yusuf ibn Ismail ( ar, أبو الحجاج يوسف بن إسماعيل; 29 June 131819 October 1354), known by the regnal name al-Muayyad billah (, "He who is aided by God"), was the seventh Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Gran ...
1556
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Yahyia Pasha 1557
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Hasan Pasha (second time) 1557-1561
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Ahmed Bostandji 1561-1562
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Hasan Pasha (third time) 1562-1566
*
Muhammad I Pasha Muhammad Pasha was Pasha of the Regency of Algiers from 1566. He was son of the famous Pasha of Algiers Salah Rais. He was active in extending Algiers, and building several forts. He was succeeded by Uluç Ali Reis
Occhiali (Giovanni Dionigi Ga ...
1566-1568 (son of
Salah Rais
Salah Rais ( tr, Salih Reis, ar, صالح ريس) (c. 1488 – 1568) was the 7th King of Algiers, an Ottoman privateer and admiral. He is alternatively referred to as ''Sala Reis'', ''Salih Rais'', ''Salek Rais'' and ''Cale Arraez'' in sever ...
)
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Kılıç Ali Paşa 1568-1571
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Arab Ahmed Pasha 1571-1573
**
Ramdan Pasha Ramdan may refer to:
* Ramadan, Muslim holiday
* Zuhra Ramdan Agha Al-Awji, Libyan educator
{{dab ...
1573-1576
Pashas (1576-1659)
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Hassan III 1576-1580
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Djafar Pasha 1580-1581
*Hassan III (second time) 1581-1584
*
Mami Muhammad Pasha 1584-1586
*
Dali Ahmed Pasha 1586
*Hassan III (third time) 1586-1588
*
Hızır Pasha 1588-1591
*
Hadji Shaban Pasha 1591-1593
*
Mustapha Pasha
Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى
, Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
Given name Mo ...
1593-1594
*Kader Pasha (second time) 1594-1595
*
Mustapha II Pasha
Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى
, Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
Given name Mo ...
1596-1599
*
Daly Hassan Pasha Daly or DALY may refer to:
Places Australia
* County of Daly, a cadastral division in South Australia
* Daly River, Northern Territory, a locality
* Electoral division of Daly, an electorate in the Northern Territory
* Daly, Northern Territory, a ...
1599-1601
*
Somiman Pasha 1601-1603
*
Muhammad II the eunuch
Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 Common Era, CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Muhammad in Islam, Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet Divine inspiration, di ...
1605-1607
*
Mustapha III Pasha
Mustafa ( ar, مصطفى
, Muṣṭafā) is one of the names of Prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world.
Given name Mo ...
1607
*
Redwan Pasha 1607-1610
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Kussa Mustapha 1610-1614
*
Hasan IV 1614-1616
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Mustapha IV Pasha 1616-1619
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Kassan Kaid Kussa 1619-1621
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Kader Pasha 1621-1626
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Hassan Khodja 1626-1634
*
Yusuf II 1634-1645
*
Ali Bitchin Ali Bitchin (c.1560-1645) was a "turncoat, renegade" (Christian converted to Islam) who made his fortune in Algiers through Barbary corsairs, privateering. Bitchin (or Bitchnin) was believed to be born with the family name of Piccini or Puccini or P ...
1645 (debatable)
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Mahmud Brusali Pasha 1645-1647
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Yusef Pasha 1647-1650
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Mehmed Pasha 1650-1653
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Ahmed Pasha (first period of rule) 1653-1655
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Ibrahim Pasha (first period) 1655-1656
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Ahmed Pasha (second period) 1656-1657
*
Ibrahim Pasha (second period) 1657-1659
*
Ahmed Pasha (third period) 1658-1659
Aghas (1659-1671)
* 1659-1660:
Khalil Agha
* 1660-1661:
Ramadan Agha
, type = islam
, longtype = Islam, Religious
, image = Ramadan montage.jpg
, caption=From top, left to right: A crescent moon over Sarıçam, Turkey, marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Ramadan. Ramadan Quran reading in Bandar Torkaman, I ...
* 1661-1665:
Chabane Agha
* 1665-1671:
Ali Agha
Deys of the
Deylik of Algiers
The Regency of Algiers ( ar, دولة الجزائر, translit=Dawlat al-Jaza'ir) was a state in North Africa lasting from 1516 to 1830, until it was conquered by the French. Situated between the regency of Tunis in the east, the Sultanate o ...
No.
Dark Purple: Deys instated by the Taifa of Raises
Red: Deys instated by the
Odjak of Algiers
The Odjak of Algiers was a unit of the Algerine army. It was a heavily autonomous part of the Janissary Corps, acting completely independently from the rest of the corps, similar to the relationship between Algiers and the Sublime Porte. Led by ...
Pink: Deys elected by the
Diwan of Algiers
Diwan and divan are variant terms originally used in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish with derivates in other Asian and European languages such as diwaan, dewan, etc. (see etymology sections at Divan, Diwan (poetry) and Dewan). These terms may refer t ...
Portrait
Portrait or depiction of the dey, if one exists
Date of rule
Years this Dey ruled
Origins
The ethnicity of the Dey is in Italic.
Algiers = Known to have been born in the city of Algiers. This isn't referring to their ethnicity, although it does mean that they were likely Kouloughlis or Algerians. Note that as information is scarce on the Origins of the Deys, some deys may have been born in Algiers whom we have no sources on.
A
Kouloughli
Kouloughlis, also spelled Koulouglis, Cologhlis and Qulaughlis (from Turkish ''Kuloğlu'' "Children of The Empire Servants" from ''Kul'' "soldier" or "servant/slave" + '' Oğlu'' "son of"), but the translation of the word "kul" as slave is mislead ...
is someone of mixed heritage, through a Janissary father and an Algerian mother. Many Janissaries were Greeks, Serbs, Albanians, and Bulgarians, and the
Odjak of Algiers
The Odjak of Algiers was a unit of the Algerine army. It was a heavily autonomous part of the Janissary Corps, acting completely independently from the rest of the corps, similar to the relationship between Algiers and the Sublime Porte. Led by ...
was not solely, or mainly composed of Turks.
Timeline
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id:Diwan value:rgb(0.9,0,1) legend:Diwan
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from:1516 till:1518 color:Autres text:"Oruç Barbarossa"
from:1518 till:1546 color:Autres text:"Khayr ad-Din Barbarossa"
from:1546 till:1551 color:Autres text:"Hassan Pacha"
from:1551 till:1552 color:Autres text:"Caïd Saffah"
from:1552 till:1556 color:Autres text:"Salah Raïs"
from:1556 till:1557 color:Autres text:"Hassan Corso"
from:1557 till:1557 color:Autres text:"Mehmed Tekkelerli"
from:1557 till:1557 color:Autres text:"Yusuf"
from:1557 till:1557 color:Autres text:"Yahya"
from:1557 till:1561 color:Autres text:"Hassan Pacha"
from:1561 till:1562 color:Autres text:"Hassan Agha"
from:1562 till:1562 color:Autres text:"Ahmad Pacha"
from:1562 till:1567 color:Autres text:"Hassan Pacha"
from:1567 till:1568 color:Autres text:"Mehmet Pacha"
from:1568 till:1577 color:Autres text:"Uluj Ali"
from:1577 till:1580 color:Autres text:"Hassan Vénéziano"
from:1580 till:1582 color:Sultan text:"Djafar Pacha"
from:1582 till:1582 color:Sultan text:"Caïd Ramadan"
from:1582 till:1589 color:Sultan text:"Hassan Vénéziano"
from:1589 till:1592 color:Sultan text:"Dali Ahmad"
from:1592 till:1595 color:Sultan text:"Khizr Pacha"
from:1595 till:1596 color:Sultan text:"Chaban Pacha"
from:1596 till:1596 color:Sultan text:"Khizr Pacha"
from:1596 till:1599 color:Sultan text:"Mustafa Pacha"
from:1599 till:1603 color:Sultan text:"Dali Hassan"
from:1603 till:1604 color:Sultan text:"Suleyman Pacha"
from:1604 till:1605 color:Sultan text:"Khizr Pacha"
from:1605 till:1605 color:Sultan text:"pacha anonyme"
from:1605 till:1607 color:Sultan text:"Köze Mustafa"
from:1607 till:1610 color:Sultan text:"Rizvan Pacha"
from:1610 till:1613 color:Sultan text:"Köze Mustafa"
from:1613 till:1616 color:Sultan text:"Cheikh Hussein"
from:1616 till:1616 color:Sultan text:"Köze Mustafa"
from:1616 till:1616 color:Sultan text:"Suleyman Katania"
from:1617 till:1619 color:Sultan text:"Cheikh Hussein"
from:1619 till:1621 color:Sultan text:"Chérif Koça"
from:1621 till:1621 color:Sultan text:"Khizr Pacha"
from:1621 till:1621 color:Sultan text:"Mustafa Pacha"
from:1622 till:1622 color:Sultan text:"Khüsrev Pacha"
from:1622 till:1626 color:Sultan text:"Murad Pacha"
from:1627 till:1629 color:Sultan text:"Hussein Pacha"
from:1629 till:1630 color:Sultan text:"Yunus"
from:1630 till:1634 color:Sultan text:"Hussein Pacha"
from:1634 till:1636 color:Sultan text:"Yusuf Pacha"
from:1636 till:1638 color:Sultan text:"Abou Hassan Ali"
from:1638 till:1640 color:Sultan text:"Cheikh Hussein"
from:1640 till:1642 color:Sultan text:"Abou Djamal Youssef"
from:1642 till:1645 color:Sultan text:"Mehmet Brusali"
from:1645 till:1645 color:Sultan text:"Ali Bitchin"
from:1645 till:1647 color:Sultan text:"Mahmud Brusali"
from:1647 till:1650 color:Sultan text:"Yusef Pacha"
from:1650 till:1653 color:Sultan text:"Mehmet Pacha"
from:1653 till:1655 color:Sultan text:"Ahmed Pacha"
from:1655 till:1656 color:Sultan text:"Ibrahim Pacha"
from:1656 till:1657 color:Sultan text:"Ahmed Pacha"
from:1657 till:1658 color:Sultan text:"Ibrahim Pacha"
from:1658 till:1659 color:Sultan text:"Ahmed Pacha"
from:1659 till:1660 color:Odjak text:"Khalil Agha"
from:1660 till:1661 color:Odjak text:"Ramadan Agha"
from:1661 till:1665 color:Odjak text:"Chaaban Agha"
from:1665 till:1671 color:Odjak text:"Ali Agha"
from: 1671 till: 1682 color:Odjak text:"Hadj Mohamed"
from: 1682 till: 1683 color:Odjak text:"Baba Hassen"
from: 1683 till: 1689 color:Odjak text:"Hadj Hussein ''Mezzomorto''"
from: 1689 till: 1695 color:Odjak text:"Hadj Chaban"
from: 1695 till: 1699 color:Odjak text:"Hadj Ahmed"
from: 1699 till: 1700 color:Odjak text:"Hassen Chaouch"
from: 1700 till: 1705 color:Odjak text:"Hadj Mustapha"
from: 1705 till: 1707 color:Odjak text:"Hussein Khodja"
from: 1707 till: 1710 color:Odjak text:"Mohamed Bektach"
from: 1710 till: 1710 color:Odjak text:"Dali Ibrahim"
from: 1710 till: 1718 color:Odjak text:"Baba Ali Chaouch"
from: 1718 till: 1723 color:Diwan text:"Mohamed Ben Hassen"
from: 1723 till: 1729 color:Diwan text:"Kour Abdi"
from: 1729 till: 1731 color:Diwan text:"Arslan Mohamed"
from: 1731 till: 1745 color:Diwan text:"Ibrahim"
from: 1745 till: 1748 color:Diwan text:"Kouchouk Ibrahim"
from: 1748 till: 1754 color:Diwan text:"Mohamed Ibn Bekir"
from: 1754 till: 1766 color:Diwan text:"Baba Ali"
from: 1766 till: 1791 color:Diwan text:"Mohamed Ben Othmane"
from: 1791 till: 1798 color:Diwan text:"Hassan"
from: 1798 till: 1805 color:Diwan text:"Mustapha"
from: 1805 till: 1808 color:Diwan text:"Ahmed"
from: 1808 till: 1809 color:Diwan text:"Ali Khodja"
from: 1809 till: 1815 color:Diwan text:"Hadj Ali Khodja"
from: 1815 till: 1815 color:Diwan text:"Hadj Mohamed"
from: 1815 till: 1817 color:Diwan text:"Omar Agha"
from: 1817 till: 1818 color:Diwan text:"Ali Khodja"
from: 1818 till: 1830 color:Diwan text:"Hussein Dey"
See also
*
List of rulers of Algeria before independence
In 1830, in the days before the outbreak of the July Revolution against the Bourbon Restoration in France, the conquest of Algeria was initiated by Charles X as an attempt to increase his popularity amongst the French people. The invasion ...
*
Ottoman Algeria
The Regency of Algiers ( ar, دولة الجزائر, translit=Dawlat al-Jaza'ir) was a state in North Africa lasting from 1516 to 1830, until it was French conquest of Algeria, conquered by the French. Situated between the Ottoman Tunisia, re ...
*
Turks in Algeria
The Turks in Algeria, also commonly referred to as Algerian Turks, Algerian-Turkish Algero-Turkish and Turkish-Algerians were the ethnic Turkish and renegades who emigrated to Algeria during the Ottoman period. A significant number of Turks inter ...
*
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
Sources
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References
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Pasha and Dey of Algiers
Pasha and Dey
Heads of state of Algeria
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 ...
16th century in Algiers