Hussein Dey

For other meanings, see Hussein Dey (disambiguation).

Hussein Dey insulting the French consul, which led to the French invasion.

Hussein Dey (also spelled Husayn Dey; 1765, Smyrna - 1838) (Arabic: حسين داي‎), was the last of the Ottoman provincial rulers of Algiers (or Deys). He is most well known for sparking the war that led to decades of French rule over the country of Algeria.

The French army landed on July 5, 1830, near the capital Algiers, and they beat the Ottoman forces in short order. Hussein Dey accepted a French offer for exile, and with it France seized and looted the country, ending the three-century rule of the Ottomans.^{[citation needed]}