| Ibrahim Kouchouk | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dey of Algiers | |||||
| 15th Dey of Algiers | |||||
| Reign | 20 October 1745 – 3 February 1748 | ||||
| Predecessor | Ibrahim ben Ramdan Dey | ||||
| Successor | Mohamed Ibn Bekir | ||||
| Born | 1700 | ||||
| Died | 1748 Algiers, Regency of Algiers | ||||
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| Country | Regency of Algiers | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
| Occupation | Khaznadar, then Dey | ||||
Ibrahim Kouchouk, also known as Ibrahim el Seghir [1] or Ibrahim IV, was the 15th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled for 15 years after his predecessor Baba Abdi.
His predecessor Ibrahim ben Ramdan, who suffered from dysentery, elected his nephew and Khaznadar (treasurer) as his successor and abdicated on October 20, 1745.
Ibrahim was 45 years old when he was first elected. The Dey first agreed on a peace treaty with the Danish Kingdom, paying an annual tribute with military equipment, [2] and maintained good relations with the Kingdom of France.
Shortly after sitting on the throne, he would launch an expedition to the Regency of Tunis against the Bey Ali I Pasha, after attacking his neighbor Tripoli, and also ally of the Dey, and even told him to commit suicide. [3] The Algerians entered the territory on April 6th, 1746. On their way the army had been reinforced by the troops of the Beylik of Constantine and indigenous Arabs. After putting the city of El Kef under siege, peace was quickly achieved thanks to the submissions that Ali made, and the need of Ibrahim to take his troops to Constantine. [4]
After the Dey's return to Algiers, he had to face another rebellion in Tlemcen by the Kouloughlis of the Western Beylik, [5] who dreamed of the reformation of the Kingdom of Tlemcen. Ibrahim mobilised his entire army against them and eventually defeated them, but ended up ordering the massacre of more of them, after their intentions of overthrowing the government of Algiers were confirmed. [6]
He eventually died after being poisoned by the Kouloughlis. [7] His khodjet al khil (Minister of Horses) Mohamed Ibn Bekir was elected as his successor. [8]
The Expedition of Mostaganem occurred in 1558, when Spanish forces attempted to capture the city of Mostaganem. The expedition was supposed to be a decisive step in the conquest of the Ottoman base of Algiers, but it ended in failure, and has been called a "disaster".
The Battle of Moulouya took place in May 1692 at a ford on the Moulouya river in Morocco. It was fought between the armies of the Alawi sultan Moulay Ismail and those of the Dey of Algiers Hadj Chabane.
The Campaign of Tlemcen (1551) was a military operation led by the Regency of Algiers under Hasan Pasha and his ally Abdelaziz, following the capture of Tlemcen by the Saadi Sultanate in June 1550.
Baba Ali Chaouch, also known as Ali Soukali, or simply Ali I, was a ruler of the Deylik of Algiers from 1710 to 1718. He was the first dey of Algiers to be invested with the title of dey-pacha. The Sultan Ahmed III had Ali Chaouch's envoy given the caftan and the three tails, a sign of the dignity of a "pasha". This title was attributed to all his successors until 1830.
The Tunisian–Algerian war of 1694 was a conflict between the Deylik of Algiers, and the Regency of Tunis.
The Maghrebi war (1699–1702) was a conflict involving a Tunisian, Tripolitanian, and Moroccan coalition, and the Deylik of Algiers. It was an important milestone in the further weakening of the already fragile Ottoman grip over the Maghreb, as both sides utterly ignored the Ottoman sultan's pleas to sign a peace treaty. This war also led to the renewal of the Muradid infighting, which would later lead to the establishment of the Beylik of Tunis, and the Husainid dynasty in 1705.
The siege of Tunis was a siege fought in 1694, between the Deylik of Algiers, and Muradid Tunis, during the Tunisian-Algerian War of 1694.
The Battle of Oued Zadidja occurred in 1551 after the Saadians violated an alliance with the Regency of Algiers, the Saadians were defeated and their leader was killed.
The Tunisian–Algerian War of 1705 was a conflict between the Regency of Algiers and the Regency of Tunis.
Hadj Hassen-Chaouch or Hadj Hassen-Chaouch was the 6th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled for a few months between 1698 and 1700.
Hadj Mustapha was the 7th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled five years after his predecessor Hadj Chaouch.
Hadj Ahmed or Hadj Ahmed ben Hadj Massli was the 5th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled two years after his predecessor Hadj Ahmed Chabane.
Hussein Khodja Dey or Hassan Khodja Dey was the 8th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled one year after his predecessor Hadj Moustapha.
The Battle of Majaz al-Bab (1705) was a Battle between the Regency of Algiers and the Regency of Tunis.
Mohamed Bektach was the 9th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled three years after his predecessor Hussein Khodja Dey.
Dely Ibrahim Dey was the 10th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled five months after his predecessor Mohamed Bektach.
Baba Abdi or Kûr Abdi was the 13th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled five months after his predecessor Mohamed Ben Hassen.
Mohamed Ibn Bekir or Mohamed Khodja, was the 16th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled for 6 years after his predecessor Ibrahim Kouchouk.
Baba Ali, Also known as Bou Sebaa or Ali Melmouli or Baba Ali Neksîs was the 17th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled for 11 years after his predecessor Mohamed Ibn Bekir.
Sidi Hassan, also known as Hassan Pacha or Hassan III Pacha was the 17th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled for 11 years after his predecessor Baba Mohammed ben-Osman.