Bey of Tunis

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The Bey of Tunis was the hereditary monarch and ruler of the Regency of Tunis under Ottoman suzerainty and later French protectorate, serving as the country’s traditional head of state before the establishment of the republic.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
hereditary monarchy
monarchical title
appliesToJurisdiction Tunis NERFINISHED
Tunisia
capital Tunis NERFINISHED
country Barbary States
surface form: "Regency of Tunis"
dynasty Husainid dynasty
Muradid dynasty
existedDuring French colonial period in Tunisia
Ottoman period in North Africa
followedBy President of Tunisia
follows Ottoman provincial governorship
governmentForm beylik
governmentType monarchy
heldTitle Bey
Bey al-Balad
Pasha
surface form: "Pasha (honorary Ottoman title)"
historicalRegion North Africa
surface form: "Ifriqiya"
languageOfCourt Arabic
laterSecondaryLanguageOfAdministration French
laterUnder French protectorate of Tunisia
locatedIn Mediterranean region
North Africa
nativeLabel Bey de Tunis NERFINISHED
باي تونس
officeCreatedUnder Ottoman Empire
positionHeldBy Husainid dynasty
Husayn I ibn Ali
Muhammad VIII al-Amin
Muradid dynasty
powerType hereditary rule
predecessorInstitution Ottoman governorship of Tunis
religion Sunni Islam
replacedBy Tunisia
surface form: "Republic of Tunisia"
residence Bardo Palace
Dar al-Bey
role commander of military forces of Tunis
supreme authority of the Regency of Tunis
traditional head of state of Tunis
seat Ottoman governorship of Tunis
surface form: "Regency of Tunis"
secondaryLanguageOfAdministration Ottoman Turkish
subordinateTo Ottoman sultan
surface form: "Ottoman Sultan (nominally)"
successorInstitution President of Tunisia
surface form: "Tunisian republic presidency"
suzerainty Ottoman Empire
titleAbolished 1957
titleUsedFrom 1705
typeOfMonarchy constitutional monarchy (late period, de facto limited by protectorate)

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