The Barbary Coast (also Barbary, Berbery or Berber Coast) was the name given to the coastal regions of central and western North Africa or more specifically the Maghreb and the Ottoman borderlands consisting of the regencies in Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli, as well as the Sultanate of Morocco from the 16th to 19th centuries.[1][2][3] The term originates from the exonym of the Berbers.[4][5]
A 17th-century map by the Dutch cartographer Jan Janssonius showing the Barbary Coast, here "Barbaria"
In 1625, the pirate fleet of Algiers, by far the largest, numbered 100 ships of various sizes carrying 8,000 to 10,000 men. The corsair industry alone accounted for 25 percent of the workforce of the city, not counting other activities of the port. The fleet only averaged 25 ships in the 1680s, but these were larger vessels than had been used since the 1620s, so the fleet still employed some 7,000 men. In addition 2,500 men manned the pirate fleet of Tripoli, 3,000 in Tunis, and several thousand more in the various minor pirate bases such as Bona, Susa, Bizerta, and Salé. The corsairs were not solely natives of the cities where they were based; while many were Arabs and Berbers, there were also Turks, Greeks, Albanians, Syrians, and renegade Italians, especially Corsicans, among their number.[7]
Purchase of Christian captives in the Barbary States
The first military land action overseas of the United States was executed by the US Marines and the US Navy in 1805 at the Battle of Derna, at Tripoli, a coastal city now in eastern Libya, in April 1805. It was part of an effort to destroy the Barbary pirates and end piracy between warring tribes by the Barbary states, which were themselves member states of the Ottoman Empire. The opening line of the Marines' Hymn refers to this action: "From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli...".[8]
^Ben Rejeb, Lotfi (2012). "'The general belief of the world': Barbary as genre and discourse in Mediterranean history". European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire. 19 (1): 15. doi:10.1080/13507486.2012.643607. S2CID 159990075.
^Hinz, Almut (2006). "Die "Seeräuberei der Barbareskenstaaten" im Lichte des europäischen und islamischen Völkerrechts". Verfassung und Recht in Übersee / Law and Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America. 39 (1): 46–65. JSTOR 43239304.
^Murray, Hugh (1841). The Encyclopædia of Geography: Comprising a Complete Description of the Earth, Physical, Statistical, Civil, and Political. Lea and Blanchard.
London, Joshua E. (2005), Victory in Tripoli: How America's War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Shaped a Nation, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN0-471-44415-4
LAFI (Nora), Une ville du Maghreb entre ancien régime et réformes ottomanes. Genèse des institutions municipales à Tripoli de Barbarie (1795–1911), Paris: L'Harmattan, 2002, p. 305
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For other uses see Barbary Coast disambiguation Barbary redirects here For other uses see Barbary disambiguation The Barbary Coast also Barbary Berbery or Berber Coast was the name given to the coastal regions of central and western North Africa or more specifically the Maghreb and the Ottoman borderlands consisting of the regencies in Algiers Tunis and Tripoli as well as the Sultanate of Morocco from the 16th to 19th centuries 1 2 3 The term originates from the exonym of the Berbers 4 5 A 17th century map by the Dutch cartographer Jan Janssonius showing the Barbary Coast here Barbaria Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Ex voto of a naval battle between a Turkish ship from Algiers front and a ship of the Order of Malta under Langon 1719 Barbary was not always a unified political entity From the 16th century onwards it was divided into the political entities of the Regency of Algiers Tripolitania Regency of Tunis and Sharifan Empire Major rulers and petty monarchs during the times of the Barbary States plundering parties included the dey of Algiers the Pasha of Tripoli the Bey of Tunis and the Sultan of Morocco 6 In 1625 the pirate fleet of Algiers by far the largest numbered 100 ships of various sizes carrying 8 000 to 10 000 men The corsair industry alone accounted for 25 percent of the workforce of the city not counting other activities of the port The fleet only averaged 25 ships in the 1680s but these were larger vessels than had been used since the 1620s so the fleet still employed some 7 000 men In addition 2 500 men manned the pirate fleet of Tripoli 3 000 in Tunis and several thousand more in the various minor pirate bases such as Bona Susa Bizerta and Sale The corsairs were not solely natives of the cities where they were based while many were Arabs and Berbers there were also Turks Greeks Albanians Syrians and renegade Italians especially Corsicans among their number 7 nbsp Purchase of Christian captives in the Barbary States The first military land action overseas of the United States was executed by the US Marines and the US Navy in 1805 at the Battle of Derna at Tripoli a coastal city now in eastern Libya in April 1805 It was part of an effort to destroy the Barbary pirates and end piracy between warring tribes by the Barbary states which were themselves member states of the Ottoman Empire The opening line of the Marines Hymn refers to this action From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli 8 See also editLangue de Barbarie Peninsula and national park in Senegal Beylik of Tunis North African monarchy 1705 1881 Republic of Sale 17th century city state in North Africa Tunisian navy 1705 1881 navy of the Vilayet of TunisPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback Turkish Abductions Barbary slave raids against Iceland Corsairs of Algiers 1516 1830 unit of the Algerine army Barbary slave trade Slave markets in North AfricaReferences edit Ben Rejeb Lotfi 2012 The general belief of the world Barbary as genre and discourse in Mediterranean history European Review of History Revue europeenne d histoire 19 1 15 doi 10 1080 13507486 2012 643607 S2CID 159990075 Hinz Almut 2006 Die Seerauberei der Barbareskenstaaten im Lichte des europaischen und islamischen Volkerrechts Verfassung und Recht in Ubersee Law and Politics in Africa Asia and Latin America 39 1 46 65 JSTOR 43239304 The Department of State bulletin 1939 p 3 Barbary historical region Africa Britannica Retrieved 2021 12 14 Murray Hugh 1841 The Encyclopaedia of Geography Comprising a Complete Description of the Earth Physical Statistical Civil and Political Lea and Blanchard Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Barbary Pirates Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 3 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 383 384 Gregory Hanlon The Twilight Of A Military Tradition Italian Aristocrats And European Conflicts 1560 1800 Routledge 1997 Pages 27 28 https www marineband marines mil Audio Resources The Marines Hymn citation needed Sources editLondon Joshua E 2005 Victory in Tripoli How America s War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U S Navy and Shaped a Nation New Jersey John Wiley amp Sons Inc ISBN 0 471 44415 4 LAFI Nora Une ville du Maghreb entre ancien regime et reformes ottomanes Genese des institutions municipales a Tripoli de Barbarie 1795 1911 Paris L Harmattan 2002 p 305External links edit nbsp Look up Barbary Coast in Wiktionary the free dictionary nbsp Media related to Barbary Coast at Wikimedia Commons When Europeans Were Slaves Research Suggests White Slavery Was Much More Common Than Previously Believed Ohio State University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbary Coast amp oldid 1220103599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
