Maritime piracy in the three Maghreb states (Algeria, Tunis and Western Tripoli) against European ships from (1730-1830)

Abstract

This research revolves around maritime activity in the three Ottoman provinces against European commercial ships. The research interest focused on the policy of the Ottoman Empire in the field of the development of the activity (maritime jihad) known as maritime piracy, indicating the extent of the impact of piracy on European commercial activity, and after 1730 the three states were Controls the practice of export and import monopolies, including rejecting the presence of European merchants without obtaining a license and accepting the central government in Istanbul

Keywords

• the three states
• maritime piracy
• the ottoman empire