Beylik of Constantine

Beylik of the East
بايلك قسنطينة (Arabic)
Bâylik Qasentina
1528–1837
Flag of Beylik of Constantine
Flag taken from the Great Mosque of Constantine in 1837
Map of the Provinces of the Regency of Algiers. The Beylik of Constantine is the easternmost, between Titteri and Tunis.
Map of the Provinces of the Regency of Algiers. The Beylik of Constantine is the easternmost, between Titteri and Tunis.
StatusProvincial governorate
CapitalConstantine
Official languagesArabic
Berber
Osmanli
Common languagesAlgerian Arabic
Judeo-Arabic
Religion
Official:
Maliki Sunni Islam
Minorities:
Ibadi Islam
Judaism
Catholicism
Government1528–1830
Beylik; Elective monarchy under the suzerainty of the Algerian Dey
Bey 
• 1528–1567
Ramdane-Tchulak
• 1771–1792
Salah ben Mostefa
• 1826–1837
Hadj Ahmed
Historical eraEarly Modern Period
• Established
1528
1837
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Hafsids of Béjaïa
Constantine (departement)
Today part ofAlgeria
Reception of an ambassador in the Palace of Constantine.

The Beylik of Constantine (Arabic: بايلك قسنطينة, romanizedBâylik Qasentina), Beylik of the Sunrise or Beylik of the East (Arabic: بيليك الشرق, romanizedBâylik Ash-sharq or Bâylik Al-sharq) as was its official designation, was one of the three Beyliks of the Regency of Algiers (the other two being the Beylik of Titteri, also known as the Beylik of Médéa, and the Beylik of the West, also known as the Beylik of the Sunset). The region liberated itself from the Hafsid Emirate of Béjaïa in the early 16th century, and constituted itself around Constantine in the mid to late 16th century. The Beylik collapsed in the 1837 siege of Constantine during the French conquest of Algeria. The Constantine department was formed upon the bases of the Beylik in 1848.