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'''Selim of Algiers''' was an {{Wiki|Emir|amir}} of [[Algiers]], who proposed that he would turn a blind eye to the activity of the [[Assassins]] in the region, provided that a group of [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] would protect a community of [[Moors]] residing on the island of {{Wiki|Peñón of Algiers|Penon}} from the [[Spain|Spaniards]] that occupied it.
'''Selim al-Toumi at-Thabiti''' (died 1516) was the last {{Wiki|Emir|amir}} of [[Algiers]] reigning from 1510 until his death,<ref>{{WP|Zaphira}}</ref> who proposed that he would turn a blind eye to the activity of the [[Assassins]] in the region, provided that a group of [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] would protect a community of [[Moors]] residing on the island of {{Wiki|Peñón of Algiers|Penon}} from the [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain|Spaniards]] that occupied it.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Mediterranean Defense|Mediterranean Defense: "An Eye For A Helping Hand"]]</ref>
 
==Biography==
In 1510, the Spanish of Castile established a presence on Peñón de Algiers, a small island near Algiers,<ref name="ACR"/> compelling the new amir Selim, to sign a treaty and pay tribute. The island was fortified with advanced military technology, and Selim was obligated to travel to Spain to swear allegiance to King Ferdinand, a period coinciding with the rising influence of the Barbary Corsairs in the region.<ref name="History Files">{{Cite web| url=https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfrica/AfricaAlgeria.htm| title=Kingdoms of North Africa - Algeria| publisher=History Files| accessdate=7 January 2024| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512081828/https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfrica/AfricaAlgeria.htm| archivedate=12 May 2023}}</ref> At the same time, he also enlisted the help of the Ottoman Assassins to protect the Moorish population of the island.<ref name="ACR"/>
 
By 1516, Selim had invited the Barbary Corsair Aruj al-Din Barbarossa to assist in his endeavor to expel the Spanish. Barbarossa betrayed Selim however, killing him in September of that year.<ref name="History Files"/>
 
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{c|name only}}


==References==
==References==
* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - ''[[Mediterranean Defense]]''
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Revision as of 05:21, 7 January 2024

Selim al-Toumi at-Thabiti (died 1516) was the last amir of Algiers reigning from 1510 until his death,[1] who proposed that he would turn a blind eye to the activity of the Assassins in the region, provided that a group of Ottoman Assassins would protect a community of Moors residing on the island of Penon from the Castilian Spaniards that occupied it.[2]

Biography

In 1510, the Spanish of Castile established a presence on Peñón de Algiers, a small island near Algiers,[2] compelling the new amir Selim, to sign a treaty and pay tribute. The island was fortified with advanced military technology, and Selim was obligated to travel to Spain to swear allegiance to King Ferdinand, a period coinciding with the rising influence of the Barbary Corsairs in the region.[3] At the same time, he also enlisted the help of the Ottoman Assassins to protect the Moorish population of the island.[2]

By 1516, Selim had invited the Barbary Corsair Aruj al-Din Barbarossa to assist in his endeavor to expel the Spanish. Barbarossa betrayed Selim however, killing him in September of that year.[3]

Appearances

References

  1. Zaphira on Wikipedia
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Revelations - Mediterranean Defense: "An Eye For A Helping Hand"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kingdoms of North Africa - Algeria. History Files. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved on 7 January 2024.