Emirate of Mascara
Rebel Emirate (1832-1847)
Location: Northern Algeria
Capital City: Mascara (1832-1835), Tagdemt (1835-1847)
Government type: Emirate with Shura council
Main languages: Arabic
Main religions: Sunni Islam
Chronology
1832: Emirate of Mascara founded by Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din (Abdelkader) in opposition to the French conquest of Algeria
1847: After a string of defeats against France and Morocco, Abdelkader surrenders and his state is annexed to French Algeria
Currency
Budju (1834-1847)
1 Budju = 24 Mazunas = 48 Kharubs = 696 Aspers
Coins from Mascara in the collection
•5 Asper, 1840 (Emir Abdelkader (1832-1847), copper, Tagdemt mint, KM#85)