Baba Ali Chaouch

بابا علي شاوش (Known as "Baba Ali I")

Dey of Algiers, Architect of Algerian Diplomatic Sovereignty

Born c. 1665

Algiers, Algeria

Passed Away 1718 Algiers, Algeria

Lifespan ~53 years old

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"Algiers makes its own treaties and guards its own waters; our sovereignty is held in our own hands."

Archival Overview

Dey of Algiers from 1710 to 1718 who unified the offices of Dey and Pasha, expelled the Ottoman imperial envoy, and established de facto sovereign independence for the Regency of Algiers.

Biographical Record

Baba Ali Chaouch came to power in 1710 amidst civil friction between the Janissary corps and the Ottoman Pasha. In a historic act of political sovereignty, he refused to permit the sultan's newly appointed Pasha to land in Algiers, sending him back to Istanbul on the same ship.

He unified the executive, military, and naval commands under the title of Dey-Pasha, compelling the Ottoman Sublime Porte to recognize the autonomous status of Algiers. He concluded sovereign diplomatic treaties with Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic as an equal power.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Sidi Abd al-Rahman Cemetery
Algiers, Algeria

                         GPS: 36.7867, 3.0588                    

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