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Algiers in the 1530s. Control of the entire province is acquired only after clashes with the powerful tribal confederations of the region. In the 18th century, Constantine experienced a period of great political stability, thanks in particular to
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In addition, intrigues linked to power and maintained by the rivalries and ambitions of the contenders for the various government posts. The Beylik had experienced many popular revolts due to the rigours of the fiscal pressure in addition to socio-economic difficulties. This instability was
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didn't hesitate to legislate according to their interests and new alliances were also made through strategies of common marital practices among large families. Thus, Ahmed Bey el Kolli had married one of the
Bengana daughters and, in the second marriage, a daughter of the Mokrani family.
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Constantine had truly urban authorities. There was an employee called Qaid ed-dar with "municipal" attributions, in charge of the administration and the police of the city, he had a large number of municipal officials:
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tribes and other mountain populations escaped the authority of the Bey. Several tribes had a nomadic or semi-nomadic culture in the south, which constituted the most important part of the Beylik, including the
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there always remained very small: the permanent garrison of the province comprised only 300 men. They were mainly present in
Constantine and in the garrison towns, it was the same as the
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At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Constantine had between 25 and 30,000 inhabitants, alongside the indigenous population of urban origin known as
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was one of the cities of the pre-colonial era with a population of over 10,000 inhabitants, the other cities having only a smaller population.
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Constantine had about a hundred religious establishments, including many mosques. Each mosque was attached by an
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correlated with the economic situation, agricultural production, periods of drought, famines and diseases.
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or trustees of the trade corporations, were responsible for supervising the workers and settling disputes;
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which had a total of 333 men. To compensate for this low number, the government relied on the
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16:Governorate (Beylik) in the Regency of Algiers
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1301:Regency of Algiers
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163:Provincial
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246:Government
61:March 2021
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877:and the
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679:Haraktas
662:kharouba
608:Mokranis
1148:Sheikhs
1112:Tebessa
1084:mahalla
1068:militia
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717:Kabyles
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1007:, the
1005:Muftis
995:, one
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960:Amines
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