The Tax Policy And Its Role In Shaping The Relationship Between The Ottoman Authority And The Rural Tribes Of The Eastern Beylik Between 1671 And 1837 Ad

Abstract

This study sheds light on the Tax Policy applied by the Ottoman Authority to the various Rural Tribes in the Eastern Beylik from 1671 AD until the fall of the Beylik's Capital at the hands of the French colonizers in 1837 AD. This Region was one of the largest and richest Beyliks in Algeria; therefore, the Beys were keen to impose a Tax Policy aimed at exploiting its resources and ensuring the continuous supply of its resources to the Treasury of the Province.

This study aims to discuss the Tax Policy imposed on the Rural Tribes in this Beylik, highlight its most important repercussions, and demonstrate the role of this Policy in shaping and defining the nature of the relationship between the Ottoman Authority and these Tribes.