الأمير عبد القادر في مواجهة قبائل مخزن وهران الكبير 1832- 1843

The topic of our research paper revolves around the problem of tribes dealing with the colonial powers (the Spaniards and France) or with the Ottoman authority (here we focus on the French occupation), in a way that showed the absence of awareness of belonging (from a religious perspective at least) and the preference of the private interest over the public interest "of Algerian society. The model under study in the research paper is the "Great Oran Storehouse" in the face of Emir Abd-el-Kader (1835-1843), so that we concluded at the end of the research that one of the most important motives of those tribes (not only in western Algeria) is to offer their services to every newcomer. Whether it is occupied or otherwise, it is due to the tribal character that makes the geographical space of these tribes what must be defended by all means, without regard to other ties.

In our study, we relied on the analytical historical method by examining archival sources (Archives d'Aix-En-Provence Centre), especially the appointment of sheikhs and leaders from these tribes.

Keywords: Emir Abd-el-Kader, Oran Great Makhzen, Karma agreement, allegiance, Mustafa bin Ismail.