Editing History of Algeria (section)

==== Early Dey period (1671-1710) ====
[[File:Duquesne_fait_liberer_des_captifs_chretiens_apres_le_bombardement_d_Alger_en_1683.jpg|thumb|Liberation of slaves after the Bombardment of Algiers (1683)]]
In the early Dey period the country worked similarly to before, with the Pasha still holding considerable powers, but instead of the Janissaries electing their own leaders freely, other factions such as the Taifa of Rais also wanted to elect the deys. Mohammed Trik, taking over during a time instability was faced with heavy issues. Not only were the Janissaries on a rampage, removing any leaders for even the smallest mistakes (even if those leaders were elected by them), but the native populace was also restless. The conflicts with European powers didn't help this either. In 1677, following an [[explosion]] in Algiers and several attempts at his life, Mohammed escaped to [[Tripoli, Libya|Tripoli]] leaving Algiers to [[Baba Hassan]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rARFAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA139 |title=Leaves from a Lady's Diary of Her Travels in Barbary |publisher=H. Colburn |year=1850 |pages=139–}}</ref> Just 4 years into his rule [[French-Algerian War 1681–88|he was already at war]] with one of the most powerful countries in Europe, the [[Kingdom of France]]. In 1682 France [[Bombardment of Algiers (1682)|bombarded Algiers for the first time]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Eugène Sue |url=http://archive.org/details/bub_gb_FB-kNP6cfMkC |title=Histoire de la marine française XVIIe siècle Jean Bart |date=1836 |publisher=F. Bonnaire |others=Lyon Public Library |language=French}}</ref> The Bombardment was inconclusive, and the leader of the fleet [[Abraham Duquesne]] failed to secure the submission of Algiers. The next year, [[Bombardment of Algiers (1683)|Algiers was bombarded again]], this time liberating a few slaves. Before a peace treaty could be signed though, Baba Hassan was deposed and killed by a Rais called [[Mezzo Morto Hüseyin Pasha|Mezzo Morto Hüseyin]].<ref name="PlayfairPlayfair1884">{{cite book |author1=Robert Lambert Playfair |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FnYoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA142 |title=The Scourge of Christendom: Annals of British Relations with Algiers Prior to the French Conquest |author2=Sir Robert Lambert Playfair |publisher=Smith, Elder & Company |year=1884 |pages=142–}}</ref> Continuing the war against France [[Battle off Cherchell|he was defeated in a naval battle in 1685]], near [[Cherchell]], and at last a [[Bombardment of Algiers (1688)|French Bombardment in 1688]] brought an end to his reign, and the war. His successor, [[Hadj Chabane]] was elected by the Raïs. He defeated Morocco in the [[Battle of Moulouya]] and defeated [[Algerian-Tunisian war (1694)|Tunis as well]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Histoire générale de la Tunisie, tome 3 : Les Temps Modernes. |url=https://issuu.com/mistermed/docs/histoire_g__n__rale_de_la_tunisie_t |access-date=2021-02-11 |website=Issuu |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317131728/https://issuu.com/mistermed/docs/histoire_g__n__rale_de_la_tunisie_t |url-status=dead }}</ref> He went back to Algiers, but he was assassinated in 1695 by the Janissaries whom once again took over the country. From there on Algiers was in turmoil once again. Leaders were assassinated, despite not even ruling for a year, and the Pasha was still a cause of unrest. The only notable event during this time of unrest was the [[Reconquest of Oran and Mers el Kébir (1708)|recapture of Oran and Mers-el-Kébir]] from the Spanish.