Dely Ibrahim Dey
| Dely Ibrahim Dey | |
|---|---|
| Dey of Algiers | |
| 10th Dey of Algiers | |
| Reign | 22 March 1710 - 14 August 1710 |
| Predecessor | Mohamed Bektach |
| Successor | Baba Ali Chaouch |
| Died | 14 August 1710 Palace of the Jenina, Regency of Algiers |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Occupation | Janissary then Dey |
Dely Ibrahim Dey was the 10th ruler and Dey of Algiers. He ruled five months after his predecessor Mohamed Bektach.
Rule
After a delay of payment, the janissaries revolted against the Dey Bektach and killed him along with his Brother-in-Law. His murderer would be elected and would leave Algiers in chaos, as he was described a "bloodthirsty brute"[1]
His reign would eventualy end after he was caught raping the wife of an absent janissary, as he got shot twice by a slave but would manage to make it to the Jenina, barricading himself in one of the rooms trying to defend himself, he would die in there after a grenade was trown inside from one of the upper balconys.[2][3]
References
- ^ Péchot, L. (1914). Histoire de l'Afrique du Nord avant 1830: précédée de la géographie physique et politique de la Tunisie, de l'Algérie et du Maroc (in French). Gojosso.
- ^ Grammont, H. D. de (1887). Histoire d'Alger sous la domination turque (1515-1830) (in French). E. Leroux.
- ^ Grammont, H. D. de (1887). Histoire d'Alger sous la domination turque (1515-1830) (in French). E. Leroux.