al-Hajj Bakir

الحاج بكير

The man Algiers' diwan chose unanimously as governor on Hasan Agha al-Tushi's death in 951/1544, holding office until the Sublime Porte's appointee — Hasan b. Khayr al-Din — arrived that same year 1.

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Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Maghreb
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Summary

Algiers' interim governor after Hasan Agha al-Tushi's death 1.

The succession

When Hasan Agha died in 951/1544, the men of Algiers' diwan unanimously made al-Hajj Bakir governor until the Sublime Porte's appointee arrived — Hasan b. Khayr al-Din, that same year 1.

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Ruled over
Algiers
Successor of
Hasan Agha al-Tushi

People and things also explored

Charles V's Algiers expedition (1541)· Hasan b. Khayr al-Din Barbarossa· خير الدين بربروسة· Hasan Agha al-Tushi· Algiers· Algiers enters Ottoman sovereignty (1519)· Aruj Barbarossa enters Algiers (1516)· Capture of the Peñón of Algiers (1529)

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 229
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Charles V's Algiers expedition (1541)

After the Truce of Nice (945/1538) Charles V landed before Algiers on 28 Jumada II 948/15 October 1541. Governor Hasan Agha al-Tushi answered his threat-letter — 'this land gives an invader only death' — then a storm tore up the siege camp, dashed the ships together and wrecked the powder; every assault failed and the emperor withdrew to Italy. Algiers' letter to Süleyman compared it to the rout of the People of the Elephant; a second letter asked for reinforcements and Khayr al-Din's restoration. João III's Ramadan 948 letter to Charles cited Ottoman-supplied Sa'di strength in evacuating Safi and Azemmour.