After 1689, the right to select the dey passed to the divan, a council of some sixty notables at first was dominated by the ojaq; but by the 18th century, it had become the dey's instrument.
The right to select the dey passed to the divan at first was dominated by the ojaq. This was after 1689. The divan was a council of some sixty notables. It had become the dey's instrument. This was by the 18th century.