Kingdom of Beni Abbas
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The Kingdom of Ait Abbas, also known as the Sultanate of Ait Abbas, was a modern Kabyle state, then a fief and a principality, controlling Lesser Kabylia in Kabylia and its surroundings from the 16th
Family tree of the Ait Mokran according to Louis Rinn (c. 1891)
Elements of Andalusi architecture in the Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed
The troops of the Regency of Algiers allied to the kingdom of Ait Abbas marching towards Tlemcen
Sketch of a cannon from the time of Louis XIV, probably from the Djidjelli Expedition (1664), found at the Kalâa of Ait Abbas
French conquest of Algeria
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The French conquest of Algeria took place between 1830 and 1847. In 1827, an argument between Hussein Dey, the ruler of the Regency of Algiers, and the French consul escalated into a naval blockade, f
Kingdom of Beni Abbas
…after the Reconquista. It certainly predates any Ottoman influence. The use of writing was not however confined to an educated elite. Before the French conquest of Algeria, nearly all of the Aït Yaala owned deeds to their land or contracts drawn up by cadis or other literate people. Laurent-Charles Féraud likewise reported…
The Siege of Constantine by Horace Vernet, 1838
The "Fan Affair", which escalated into the invasion.
At Sidi-Ferruch by Pierre-Julien Gilbert.
The attack of Admiral Duperré during the taking of Algiers in 1830.