The western Mediterranean basin made a collision zone between the Islamic and the crusader powers. The zone had gained prominence and challenges after the king Ferdinand of Aragon and his spouse Isabella queen of Castile showed their rapacity and declared a war against Muslim homes in the Islamic Maghreb; therefore, the Algerian coasts received repetitive attacks. With the internal situation’s difficulties in Algeria, and not being able to face the challenges, the inhabitants sought help from the Ottoman state, as it represented the Muslim's protector and Holder of the Islamic Caliphate Brigade. And this is where a crucial phase in the modern history of Algeria started.
Algeria's accession to the Ottoman Empire
The western basin of the Mediterranean formed a collision zone between the Islamic and Crusader forces, and the importance of the region and its challenges increased after the emergence of the ambitions of the King of Aragon Ferdinand and his wife Isabella, Queen of Castile, and the declaration of their crusader war against the Muslim lands in Islamic Morocco, and the coasts of Algeria were subjected to repeated attacks, and faced difficulties The internal situation of Algeria and the inability to face these challenges was the result of the appeal of its population to the Ottoman Empire for what it represented...
Algeria’s accession to the Ottoman Empire
The western Mediterranean basin made a collision zone between the Islamic and the crusader powers. The zone had gained prominence and challenges after the king Ferdinand of Aragon and his spouse Isabella queen of Castile showed their rapacity and declared a war against Muslim homes in the Islamic Maghreb; therefore, the Algerian coasts received repetitive attacks. With the internal situation’s difficulties in Algeria, and not being able to face the challenges, the inhabitants sought help from the Ottoman state, as it represented the Muslim's protector and Holder of the Islamic Caliphate Brigade. And this is where a crucial phase in the modern history of Algeria started.
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