Dey

thumb|170px|The United States|American commander [[William Bainbridge paying tribute to the dey, circa 1800]] Dey (, from ) was the title given to the rulers of the regencies of Algiers, Tripolitania, and Tunis under the Ottoman Empire from 1671 onwards. Twenty-nine deys held office from the establishment of the deylicate in Algeria until the French conquest in 1830.