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Emir Abd al-Qadir, Emir · Emir of the Algerian resistance

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RulerEmir · Emir of the Algerian resistance

Emir Abd al-Qadirالأمير عبد القادر الجزائري

Mascara

A Sufi scholar who led Algeria's resistance to France for fifteen years.

Chosen emir at twenty-four, he built a state and fought the French army until 1847. After prison in France he settled in Damascus, where in 1860 he sheltered thousands of Christians from rioters. He died there in 1883.

What grew out of it?

He was honoured across the world as a man of faith, courage and mercy.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

MascaraEuropean colonial empiresAlgiers

Who lived at the same time?

Imam ShamilBahadur Shah IIAbdulmejid IMuhammad BelloMuhammad Ali PashaMahmud IIFath-Ali Shah QajarQueen Victoria

Source: history · Wikipedia

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