Baba Mohammed ben-Osman

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Muhammad V
Algerian-American War (1785-1795)

Baba Mohammed ben-Osman or Muhammad V ben Osman was

war against the United States in 1785 and captured several American ships. The war ended in 1795 when the U.S concluded a treaty with his successor that paid $21,600 annually to Algiers.[2][3]

Early life

He was of Turkish origin.

Karamania, where he was recruited into the Odjak of Algiers.[5]

Beginning in administration and as minister

Having learned to read and write, he became a khodja (secretary) after having bought his state office for the sum of 1000 pieces. He practiced with various garrisons before being promoted to the personal guard of the dey's palace Then he became Khaznadji (Prime Minister and Treasurer) of Dey Baba Ali who then designated him as his successor.[6]

Restoration of the prestige of Algiers outside

He succeeded Dey

Alejandro O'Reilly was sent to the head of an armada to take Algiers. Dey Mohamed Ben Othmane inflicted a heavy defeat in the vicinity of El Harrach. In 1776, he appointed as Wakil al Kharadj (Minister for Foreign Affairs), Sidi Hassan
who with his counterpart Floridablanca opened a period of rapprochement between the governments of Algiers and Madrid.[7]

However peace with Spain was not to the advantage of the dey; piracy earned a lot of income and asking for the release of a captive might even be perceived in Algiers as a humiliation. With the diplomacy over, he found a pretext for the lack of peace between the

caliph and possessor of the holy places of Islam), at the time of Mohamed Ben Othmane, the Regency managed its internal and external affairs independently.[7]

Then King Charles III of Spain decided to declare war again. He sent squads to bomb Algiers between 1783 and 1784. Having found that the Sublime Porte had no authority over Algiers, the Madrid cabinet sought a direct way to negotiate peace. The negotiations were difficult and on June 16, 1785, a peace agreement was concluded. Dey Mohamed Ben Othmane demanded in the peace talks a compensation of 1,000,000 pesos for the various expeditions.[10] The members of the diwân of Algiers (assembly) also obtained the attribution of the present diplomats.[7]

Domestic policy

On a national level, his reign, the longest of all the deys, was marked by stability. In the management of the affairs he manifested a great sense of the state.

Mers el Kebir under Spanish tutelage. He appointed an energetic Bey in the west, Mohamed el Kebir, whom he instructed to take these two places.[10] He also carried out successful campaigns to pacify the hinterland.[9] He was also able to face the rise of Constantinois where he named another illustrious Bey Salah Bey ben Mostefa in 1771.[8] He died on July 12, 1791, and was replaced by his Khaznadji (Prime Minister) and his adopted son Sidi Hassan [fr].[10]

References

  1. ^ "Krigen mod Algier". natmus.dk (in Danish). National Museum of Denmark. Archived from [vtp://natmus.dk/historisk-viden/temaer/militaerhistorie/danmarks-krige/krigen-mod-algier/ the original] on 2017-09-04. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  2. ^ "Milestones: 1801–1829". Office of the Historian, State Department, United States.
  3. ^ David Hunter Miller, ed. (1931). Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America. Vol. 2. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 275, 303.
  4. ^ Clercq, Maurice Le (1888). Le tombeau des cinq deys d'Alger: légende algérienne (in French). Imp. Daix.
  5. ^ Clercq, Maurice Le (1888). Le tombeau des cinq deys d'Alger: légende algérienne (in French). Imp. Daix.
  6. ^ Kaddache 2011, pp. 69–70.
  7. ^ a b c d e "RELATIONS ENTRE ALGER ET CONSTANTINOPLE SOUS LA GOUVERNEMENT DU DEY MOHAMMED BEN OTHMANE PACHA ( ), SELON LES SOURCES ESPAGNOLES" [Relations and Constantinople under the Government of Dey Mohammed Ben Othmane Pasha, according to Spanish sources]. docplayer.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b c Kaddache 2011, p. 436.
  9. ^
    ISBN 9780810879195
    . Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  10. ^
    ISSN 1111-2050
    . Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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