Algerians today look with pride to the 16th century Ottoman vassal state known as the Regency of Algiers, in a manner akin to how modern Scandinavians would speak of the Vikings or how Ghanaians aim to educate on the ancient majesty of that country's name. The Regency collapsed in 1830 due to the imperial ambitions...
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