Beylik of Constantine

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The Beylik of Constantine was an Ottoman-era provincial polity in eastern Algeria centered on the city of Constantine, known for its semi-autonomous governance until the French conquest in the 19th century.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Beylik of Constantine canonical 1
Emirate of Constantine 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman province
beylik
former polity
administrativeCenter Citadel of Constantine
borderedBy Beylik of Oran
Beylik of Titteri
capital Constantine
continent Africa
country Ottoman Empire
currency Ottoman akçe
endCause French conquest of Algeria
endTime 1837
ethnicGroups Arabs
Berbers
Turks
event French conquest of Constantine
followedBy French Algeria
governmentType provincial administration
semi-autonomous province
historicalRegion Maghreb
linked to: North Africa
language Arabic
Ottoman Turkish
legalSystem Islamic law
Ottoman administrative law
locatedIn eastern Algeria
mainEconomicActivity agriculture
tax farming
trade
militaryAllegiance Ottoman Empire
notableEvent Siege of Constantine (1836)
Siege of Constantine (1837)
overlord Dey of Algiers
linked to: Regency of Algiers

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
linked to: Ottoman sultan
partOf Regency of Algiers
precededBy Hafsid influence in eastern Algeria
religion Islam
Sunni Islam
rulerTitle bey
sovereigntyType autonomous province
vassal state
startTime 16th century
territoryIncludes Annaba
Batna region
linked to: Batna Province

Constantine
Guelma
Skikda
timePeriod Ottoman period in Algeria
early modern period

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Constantine (1836) historicalRegion Beylik of Constantine
French invasion of Constantine opponent Emirate of Constantine
linked to: Beylik of Constantine