This alliance had soon revealed itself to be a form of subordination - a decree of 1845 abolished the khalifalik of Medjana so that when Mohamed succeeded his father, as the choice of the French Arab Bureaux, his title was no more than “bachagha” (=chief commander).
This alliance quickly exposed itself as a form of subjugation - in 1845, a decree eliminated the khalifalik of Medjana so that when Mohamed succeeded his father, chosen by the French Arab Bureaux, his title was merely “bachagha” (=chief commander).