The resistance of "Si Al-Tayeb Bouchendouga" 1861 AD in the Djelfa region between foreign references and historical truth

Abstract

Many of the historical facts related to our country are still shrouded in mystery, either due to the lack of local sources or their absence in the first place. For this reason, foreign writings, especially the documents of the colonial administration in Algeria, are considered a significant reservoir, an indispensable reference for researchers. From this point of view, we will try, in this article, to study one of the popular resistances that Algeria witnessed during the nineteenth century, which is the resistance of Si Al-Tayeb Bouchendouga in the Djelfa region in 1861 AD.

            This resistance is almost unknown in the national writings, so the article aims to study it through foreign documents, sources and references, which were undoubtedly useful for us in identifying important details about the personality of Si Al-Tayeb Bouchendouga, especially the Sufi aspect of it, in addition to many other factors. Influencing his personality, as we were able to monitor the nature of the confrontations that took place between the revolutionaries and the settlers who were targeted during this resistance, but the article focuses in particular on the extent to which these writings contributed to bringing us to the historical truth, with what it could include of subjectivity and biased look.