Emirate of Abdelkader
The Emirate of Mascara, Emirate of Abd al-Qadir, was a sovereign country founded by Abd al-Qadir al-Jazairi with the allegiance of the people of Algeria to resist the French conquest of Algeria with its first capital at Mascara then Tagdemt after it was taken by France.
Emirate of Abdelkader | |||||||||
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| 1832–1847 | |||||||||
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| Motto: "النَّصْرُ مِنَ اللَّه وَالْفَتْح قَرِيب" "Victory from Allah and reconquest is near" Military motto "لَا شَيْء أَكْثَرُ فَائِدَة مِنْ التَّقْوَى وَالشَّجَاعَةَ" "Nothing is more beneficial than piety and courage" | |||||||||
Territories controlled by Emir Abd al-Qadir in 1839 | |||||||||
| Capital | Mascara (1832–1835) Tagdemt (1835–1847) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic (official, government, religious, literature), Berber languages | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Shura | ||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||
• 1832–1847 | Abd al-Qadir al-Jazairi | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 27 November 1832 | ||||||||
| 26 February 1834 | |||||||||
| 30 May 1837 | |||||||||
• Surrender of Abd al-Qadir | 23 December 1847 | ||||||||
| Currency | Muhmadiyya | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Algeria | ||||||||
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