Hussein Khodja Dey

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Hussein Khodja Dey
Dey of Algiers
8th Dey of Algiers
Reign 1706 - 4 March 1707
Predecessor Hadj Moustapha
Successor Mohamed Bektach
Died4 March 1707 (1707-03-05)
Flag of Algiers.jpg Dellys, Regency of Algiers
Country Flag of Algiers.jpg Regency of Algiers
Religion Islam
Occupation Dey

Hussein Khodja Dey or Hassan Khodja Dey was the 8th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled one year after his predecessor Hadj Moustapha. [1]

Rule

After the death of his predecessor and his election, he executed Moustapha's wife and daughter and after using all his fortune to satisfy the militia, he would also manage to get a ransom of 150,000 piastres by the old Bey Ibrahim el-Sharif of Tunis. But as his fortune drained out, he would be unable to pay the Janissaries, and would be deposed the 4th March 1707. [2]

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References

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  2. Grammont, H. D. de (1887). Histoire d'Alger sous la domination turque (1515-1830) (in French). E. Leroux.