This is a list of the beys of Tunis who ruled Tunisia from 1613, when the Corsican-origin Muradid dynasty came to power,[1] until 1957, when the Cretan-origin Husainid monarchy was abolished.[2]
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Muradid dynasty (1613–1702)
editName | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Murad I Bey
| ? – 1631 | 1613 | 1631 | Muradid | ||
Hammuda Pasha Bey
| ? – | 13 April 16661631 | 1666 | Son of Murad I Bey | Muradid | |
Murad II Bey
| ? – 1675 | 1666 | 1675 (murdered) | Son of Hammuda Pasha Bey | Muradid | |
Mohamed Bey El Mouradi[3]
| ? – | 14 October 16961675 | 14 October 1696 | Son of Murad II Bey | Muradid | |
Ramadan Bey[4]
| ? – 16 March 1699 | 14 October 1696 | 16 March 1699 | Son of Murad II Bey | Muradid | |
Murad III Bey[4]
| 1680 – 9 June 1702 | 16 March 1699 | 9 June 1702 | Grandson of Murad II Bey | Muradid |
Revolutions of Tunis (1702–1705)
editName | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Ibrahim Sharif of Tunis[5]
| ? – 1705 | 9 June 1702 | 15 July 1705 |
Husainid dynasty (1705–1956)
editBeys of Tunis (1705–1956)
editName | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Al-Husayn I ibn Ali
| 1669 – 13 March 1740 (aged 71) | 15 July 1705 | 7 September 1735 (deposed) | Husainid | ||
Abu l-Hasan Ali I
| 30 June 1688 – 22 September 1756 (aged 68) | 7 September 1735 | 22 September 1756 | Nephew of Al-Husayn I ibn Ali at-Turki | Husainid | |
Muhammad I ar-Rashid
| 1710 – 12 February 1759 (aged 49) | 22 September 1756 | 12 February 1759 | Son of Al-Husayn I ibn Ali at-Turki | Husainid | |
Ali II ibn Hussein
| 24 November 1712 – 26 May 1782 (aged 69) | 12 February 1759 | 26 May 1782 | Son of Al-Husayn I ibn Ali at-Turki | Husainid | |
Hammuda ibn Ali
| 9 December 1759 – 15 September 1814 (aged 54) | 26 May 1782 | 15 September 1814 | Son of Ali II ibn Hussein | Husainid | |
Uthman ibn Ali
| 27 May 1763 – 20 December 1814 (aged 51) | 15 September 1814 | 20 December 1814 (murdered) | Son of Ali II ibn Hussein | Husainid | |
Mahmud ibn Muhammad
| 10 July 1757 – 28 March 1824 (aged 66) | 20 December 1814 | 28 March 1824 | Son of Muhammad I ar-Rashid | Husainid | |
Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud
| 5 March 1784 – 20 May 1835 (aged 51) | 28 March 1824 | 20 May 1835 | Son of Mahmud ibn Muhammad | Husainid | |
Mustafa ibn Mahmud
| 1786 – 10 October 1837 (aged 51) | 20 May 1835 | 10 October 1837 | Son of Mahmud ibn Muhammad | Husainid | |
Ahmad I ibn Mustafa
| 2 December 1806 – 30 May 1855 (aged 48) | 10 October 1837 | 30 May 1855 | Son of Mustafa ibn Mahmud | Husainid | |
Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn
| 18 September 1811 – 22 September 1859 (aged 48) | 30 May 1855 | 22 September 1859 | Son of Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud | Husainid | |
Muhammad III as-Sadiq
| 7 February 1813 – 27 October 1882 (aged 69) | 22 September 1859 | 27 October 1882 | Son of Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud | Husainid | |
Ali III ibn al-Husayn
| 14 August 1817 – 11 June 1902 (aged 84) | 28 October 1882 | 11 June 1902 | Son of Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud | Husainid | |
Muhammad IV al-Hadi
| 24 June 1855 – 11 May 1906 (aged 50) | 11 June 1902 | 11 May 1906 | Son of Ali III ibn al-Husayn | Husainid | |
Muhammad V an-Nasir
| 14 July 1855 – 10 July 1922 (aged 66) | 11 May 1906 | 10 July 1922 | Son of Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn | Husainid | |
Muhammad VI al-Habib
| 13 August 1858 – 11 February 1929 (aged 70) | 10 July 1922 | 11 February 1929 | Cousin of Muhammad V an-Nasir | Husainid | |
Ahmad II ibn Ali
| 13 April 1862 – 19 June 1942 (aged 80) | 11 February 1929 | 19 June 1942 | Son of Ali III ibn al-Husayn | Husainid | |
Muhammad VII al-Munsif
| 4 March 1881 – 1 September 1948 (aged 67) | 19 June 1942 | 15 May 1943 (deposed) | Son of Muhammad V an-Nasir | Husainid | |
Muhammad VIII al-Amin
| 4 September 1881 – 30 September 1962 (aged 81) | 15 May 1943 | 20 March 1956 (proclaimed King of Tunisia) | Son of Muhammad VI al-Habib | Husainid |
King of Tunisia (1956–1957)
editName | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Muhammad VIII al-Amin
| 4 September 1881 – 30 September 1962 (aged 81) | 20 March 1956 | 25 July 1957 (deposed) | Son of Muhammad VI al-Habib | Husainid |
Genealogical tree
editSimplified genealogical tree of the Beys of Tunis. Only the Beys and their direct ancestors are shown.
Ali at-Turki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad | Husayn I r. 1705–1735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ali I r. 1735–1756 | Muhammad I ar-Rashid r. 1756–1759 | Ali II r. 1759–1782 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hammuda r. 1782–1814 | Uthman r. 1814 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mahmud r. 1814–1824 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Husayn II r. 1824–1835 | Mustafa r. 1835–1837 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ahmad I r. 1837–1855 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad II r. 1855–1859 | Muhammad III as-Sadiq r. 1859–1882 | Ali III r. 1882–1902 | Muhammad al-Ma'mun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad IV al-Hadi r. 1902–1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad V an-Nasir r. 1906–1922 | Muhammad VI al-Habib r. 1922–1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ahmad II r. 1929–1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muhammad VII al-Munsif r. 1942–1943 | Muhammad VIII al-Amin r. 1943–1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Abun-Nasr, Jamil (1987). A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 168–179. ISBN 0521337674.
- ^ Choueiri, Youssef (8 October 2013). Modern Arab Historiography: Historical Discourse and the Nation-State. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-136-86869-6.
The dynasty of the Husaynids, founded by Husayn Ibn 'All, an Ottoman agha of Greek origin, ruled Tunisia until 1957 when, after independence, it was abolished and a republic was announced.
- ^ Abadi 2022, pp. 333–337.
- ^ a b Abadi 2022, p. 339.
- ^ Abadi 2022, pp. 339–340.
References
edit- Abadi, Jacob (2022). Tunisia Since the Arab Conquest: The Saga of a Westernized Muslim State (Middle East Studies) (Kindle ed.). Ithaca Press.