Odjak of Algiers
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The Odjak of Algiers was the local corps of the Janissary militia in the Regency of Algiers, forming the backbone of its professional army from around 1518 until the French conquest in 1830.
A Janissary of Algiers
Origin of Algerian Janissary recruitment according to Marcel Colombe (1943)
18th century coral decorated Miquelet firearm from Algiers
Court of the Barracks of the Janissaries in Algiers
Odjak of Algiers Revolution
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The Revolution of the Odjak, also known as the Aghas Revolution or the Revolution of 1659 was an important military revolution that changed the essential bases of the government of the Ottoman Regency
Odjak of Algiers
…real authority, electing the head of state and frequently dominating rule—most prominently during the Agha period (1659–1671). This era began with the Odjak Revolution of 1659, when Janissaries, led by Khalil Agha, overthrew the corrupt pasha system amid grievances over mismanaged funds and Ottoman interference. The Regency…
Ottoman Janissary and Pasha flags
Battle between the Dutch and Barbary Pirates near the Coast, by Hendrik van Minderhout (1632-1696)
Algiers in the 17th century, with the Odjak flags risen over its forts, by Gerard van Keulen (dead 1726)