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| 1782 |
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| The Tijaniyya Sufi order founded in Algeria by Ahmad al-Tijani (d. 1815). The brotherhood, which spread throughout North Africa, rejected popular rituals such as pilgrimages to tombs and the celebration of the prophet Muhammad's birthday. Its more ascetic doctrine stressed instead the importance of the founder as the sole effective intercessor between this world and the next. | 1 |
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| 1793 |
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| Death of Abd al-Rahman al-Ghushtuli, founder of the Rahmaniyya Sufi order in Algeria. Another important Sufi order founded around the same time was the Darqawiyya, established in Morocco by Abu Hamid al-Darqawi. The order came to play an important part in the politics of early 19th-century Algeria. | 2 |
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| 1799, March 26 |
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| Treaty between the United States and Tunis, granting American ships a measure of protection from corsair attacks in return for costly presents. Similar treaties were concluded with Algiers (Sept. 5, 1795) and Tripoli (Nov. 4, 1796, and Jan. 3, 1797). (See Algeria) (See Tunisia) (See Libya) | 3 |
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