Tensions increased between the Saadians and the Ottomans in 1552, when Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent tried to diplomatically build relations with the Saadians. The Magnificent blamed Hasan Pasha for the conflict between the ottomans and Saadians, expelled him from his position in Algeria, and replaced him with Saleh Rayes as the ruler of Algeria. The Magnificent sent a delegation to Saadians’ sultan requesting to pledge allegiance to him as the Commander of the Faithful, but the Saadian sultan Mohammed Sheikh responded with the following: