| Hadj Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| Dey | |
| 5th Dey of Algiers | |
| Reign | 14 August 1695 – c. 1698 |
| Predecessor | Hadj Ahmed Chabane |
| Successor | Hadj Chaouch |
| Died | 1698 Regency of Algiers, Algiers Jenina Palace |
| Religion | Islam |
| Occupation | Janissary then Dey |
Hadj Ahmed or Hadj Ahmed ben Hadj Massli was the 5th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled two years after the assassination Hadj Ahmed Chabane.
After the death of the dey Ahmed Chabane, the Divan of Algiers named multiple pretenders but were killed the same day by the Janissaries who couldn't agree who to elect. On August 6, the Janissaries were wandering in the streets as they found Hadj Ahmed in front of his house sewing slippers. They took the old pirate and placed him in the throne, as he was cheered by the divan. [1]
Hadj ahmed accepted the conditions imposed by the constitution of 1672, and ruled Algiers with an iron fist as he spread fear around the capital. The letters of the French diplomats M. Laurence and M. Lemaire depict him as a capricious, insecure and such a strange behavior similar to complete madness. He was so insecure, in fact, he filled the capital with spys, and he was paranoid even of the idea of going out the Jenina palace[fr] to go pray at the Mosque. As MM. Laurence wrote. [2]
I saw the reign of Trik, Baba-Hassan, Mezzomorto, Chaban, But none of them did what the Dey of today did: They all had some good qualities, instead of today's having none.... — MM. Laurence.
He died at the Palace of Jenina in 1698, of the plague that took the lives of 25,000-45,000 others. [3]
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