List of beys of Tunis

Flag of the Bey of Tunis (Husainid dynasty)

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]

Muradid dynasty (1613–1702)

Coat of arms of the Muradid dynasty

Revolutions of Tunis (1702–1705)

Husainid dynasty (1705–1956)

Coat of arms of the Husainid dynasty

Beys of Tunis (1705–1956)

King of Tunisia (1956–1957)

Genealogical tree

Simplified genealogical tree of the Beys of Tunis. Only the Beys and their direct ancestors are shown.

See also

• List of French residents-general in Tunisia
• President of Tunisia
  • List of presidents of Tunisia
  • First Lady of Tunisia
• Prime Minister of Tunisia
  • List of prime ministers of Tunisia
• Lists of office-holders
• List of current heads of state and government

Notes

1. Abun-Nasr, Jamil (1987). A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 168–179. ISBN 0521337674.
2. 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.
3. Abadi 2022, pp. 333–337.
4. Abadi 2022, p. 339.
5. Abadi 2022, pp. 339–340.

References

• Abadi, Jacob (2022). Tunisia Since the Arab Conquest: The Saga of a Westernized Muslim State (Middle East Studies) (Kindle ed.). Ithaca Press.