Global InformationOdjak of Algiers Revolution information
 Regimental flag of the Janissary Odjak of Algiers | |
| Date | June to September 1659 [1]: 163 |
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| Location | Regency of Algiers |
| Organized by | Algerians taïfa of raïs Odjak of Algiers |
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The Revolution of the Odjak, also known as the Aghas Revolution[3] or the Revolution of 1659 was an important military revolution that changed the essential bases of the government of the Ottoman Regency of Algiers,[4] as well as its relations with the imperial centre in Istanbul. Taking place during a period of transformation of the Ottoman Empire, and lasting from June to September 1659, it was largely viewed as a result of the loss of the importance that the Regency previously had for Constantinople back in the 16th century; decades of marginalization demonstrated through the appointment of incompetent governors and diverging interests regarding relations with European powers,[5] made both the Barbary corsairs and the janissaries of Algiers less inclined to commit themselves to the Ottoman cause.[6] This culminated in the rise of the janissary Odjak corps as the most prominent faction of the Ottoman Algerian political elite.[7]
At the end of Pasha Ibrahim's reign as the Ottoman governor (1656–1659), a massive uprising arose against him, led by the corsair captains and Odjak soldiers. As for the raïs, they revolted because Pasha Ibrahim had deprived them of the sums of money allocated to them by the Ottoman Empire as compensation for their losses in the Adriatic.[2] And his payment of bribes to the statesmen in Constantinople to keep him in office. For this reason, the corsairs attacked his palace, arrested him, and imprisoned him. The Odjak soldiers were constantly trying to seize opportunities to assume power, and they found in this incident an opportunity for them, so they carried out a sudden coup against the pasha.[8] The janissaries effectively eliminated the authority of the pasha, whose position became only ceremonial,[9] and agreed to assign executive authority to the Diwân of Algiers headed by the commander-in-chief of the Algerian Odjak, Khalil Agha.[1]: 207
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