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Parias<br />

Pasha<br />

Peñón<br />

Presidio<br />

Qaid<br />

Rais<br />

Rais el Bahr<br />

Realpolitik<br />

Reconquista<br />

Sublime Porte<br />

Sultan<br />

Ta’ifa<br />

Tughra<br />

Wakil khardj<br />

Mean<strong>in</strong>g ‘tribute.’<br />

Highest rank title granted to beylerbeys (prov<strong>in</strong>cial<br />

governors), kaptans (admirals), and Aghas (army generals).<br />

As honorary title, Pasha is roughly equivalent to ‘Lord’.<br />

Rock. Orig<strong>in</strong>ally, el Peñon d’Argel—literally ‘the rock of<br />

Algiers’—was called Island of Beni-Mezr’anna.<br />

Fortress built by the Spaniards <strong>in</strong> North Africa dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

16 th century to protect their hold<strong>in</strong>gs and missions.<br />

High official.<br />

Admiral at active service or sea capta<strong>in</strong>, bach-Rais, his<br />

second; pl. Ri’yas.<br />

Admiral command<strong>in</strong>g of the fleet at active service.<br />

German word literally mean<strong>in</strong>g ‘real politics.’ The term<br />

describes politics that are based on pragmatism or<br />

practicality rather than on ethical or theoretical<br />

considerations.<br />

Mean<strong>in</strong>g ‘reconquest.’ It was a series of military<br />

campaigns undertaken by Christian rulers aga<strong>in</strong>st the<br />

Muslim k<strong>in</strong>gdoms of Andalusia that officially began <strong>in</strong> 722<br />

and ended <strong>in</strong> 1492.<br />

In the context of western diplomacy, this term means the<br />

<strong>Ottoman</strong> government headquartered at Constant<strong>in</strong>ople,<br />

Turkey.<br />

Title of Muslim sovereigns, appeared for the first time <strong>in</strong><br />

the 11 th century.<br />

A small but powerful m<strong>in</strong>ority or faction composed from<br />

the command<strong>in</strong>g corsairs.<br />

Seal or official signature of the Dey.<br />

M<strong>in</strong>ister of the mar<strong>in</strong>e.<br />

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