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Beylik of the West
Origins
The Regency of Algiers created the western beylik in 1563, with its first seat at Mazouna. As the Ottomans consolidated control over the former Zayyanid Kingdom of Tlemcen, the capital moved to Mascara around 1700, closer to Spanish Oran, which the beys sought to recapture.
Rule and society
The beys governed the plains and highlands of western Algeria through makhzen tribes, collecting taxes in grain and livestock. Mustapha Bouchelaghem captured Oran in 1708, though Spain retook it in 1732. Mohammed el-Kebir took possession of Oran in 1792, made it his capital and built mosques there.
Decline and legacy
After the fall of Algiers in 1830, the last bey, Hassan, surrendered Oran to the French in January 1831. The western tribes soon rallied to the Emirate of Abdelkader, while the territory became part of French Algeria.
Lineage
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- Beylik of the West was a vassal of Regency of Algiers1563 CE – 1830 CE
- Beylik of the West was conquered by French Algeria1831 CE
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