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GLOSSARY
Agha
Al-Jizya
Armada
Beylerbey
Title given to high commanders in the janissaries’ corps;
equivalent to the rank of army general.
Meaning ‘tribute.’
Spanish fleet.
Turkish provincial administrator appointed by the Sultan;
highest administrative rank. In terms of office holding,
beylerbey is equivalent to the western term Governorgeneral
or viceroy; Beylerbeys were appointed for a threeyear
term.
Beylerbeylik Administrative division or unit; Ottoman province
governed by a Beylerbey. The term was replaced by eyala
in 1609; pl. eyelet.
Caftan
Conquistador(s)
de facto
Dey
Deylik
Long oriental gold-embroided dress sent by the Sultan as
symbol of investiture.
Soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who took part in the
conquest of the Americas from the 15 th to the 19 th
centuries; it means also soldiers of the Spanish army.
Latin phrase meaning “in fact”: as a matter of fact, even
though the legal title may not be certain; de facto
recognition: recognition of a new government because it is
in power.
Honorary title, meaning maternal uncle, conferred upon
able corsairs elected by their pairs as rulers of Algiers;
appeared for the first time in 1689. Between 1671 and
1830, 30 Deys ruled Algiers in succession.
Between 1671 and 1830, the Ottoman province of Algiers
became a Deylik as it was ruled by Deys who were no
more nominated by the Sultan but elected locally by the
Odjac and Ta’ifa.
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