Dey (Arabic: داي), from the Turkish honorific title ''dayı'', literally meaning uncle, was the title given to the rulers 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 ...
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Algeria
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Tripoli,
[Bertarelli (1929), p. 203.] and
Tunis under the
Ottoman Empire from 1671 onwards. Twenty-nine ''deys'' held office from the establishment of the deylicate in Algeria until the French conquest in 1830.
The dey was chosen by local civilian, military, and religious leaders to govern for life and ruled with a high degree of autonomy from the Ottoman
sultan. The main sources of his revenues were taxes on the agricultural population, religious tributes, and protection payments rendered by
Corsairs, regarded as pirates who preyed on
Mediterranean shipping. In the European part of the Ottoman Empire, in particular during its decline, leaders of the outlawed janissary and
yamak troops sometimes acquired title of Dahi or Dahia, which is derived from Dey.
The dey was assisted in governing made up of the Chiefs of the Army and Navy, the Director of Shipping, the Treasurer-General and the Collector of Tributes.
The realm of the dey of Alger (Algiers) was divided into three provinces (
Constantine, Titteri and
Mascara), each of which was administered by a
bey
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 ...
(باي) whom he appointed.
The rule of the deys of Alger came to an end on 5 July 1830, when
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 ...
(1765–1838) surrendered to invading
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
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** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
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forces.
The last Dey of Tripoli was killed by
Ahmed Karamanli
Ahmed or Ahmed Karamanli or Qaramanli or al-Qaramanli, (most commonly Ahmed Karamanli) (1686–1745) was of Janissary origin and a Member from the Karamanids.The City in the Islamic world, Volume 1, Salma Khadra Jayyusi, Renata Holod, Attilio Pe ...
, who established the eponymous
Karamanli dynasty in 1711.
[Bertarelli (1929), p. 204.]
Deys of Tunis
See also
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List of Pashas and Deys of Algiers
This is a list of the Beylerbeys, Pashas and Deys of the Regency of Algiers:
Beylerbeys (1517-1576)
* Oruç Barbarossa 1517-1518
* Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Khidr Reis 1518-1545
**Hasan Agha 1535-1543
** Hadji Pacha 1543-1544
* Hasan Pasha 15 ...
*
List of Pashas and Deys of Tripoli
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Baig
Baig, also commonly spelled Bayg, Beigh, Beg, Bek, Bey, Baeg or Begh (Persian: بیگ, ''Beig'', Turkish: ''Bey''), was a Turkic title which is today used as a name to identify lineage. It means ''Chief'' or ''Commander'' and is an honorific tit ...
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Bey
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 ...
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References
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Titles of national or ethnic leadership
Ottoman Algeria
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Turkish words and phrases
Ottoman titles
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Ottoman Tunisia