List of beys of Tunis

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)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Image

Revolutions of Tunis (1702–1705)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Image

Husainid dynasty (1705–1956)

Beys of Tunis (1705–1956)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Image

King of Tunisia (1956–1957)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Image

Genealogical tree

Simplified 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

Notes

^ 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.

References

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

[:152-1] Abun-Nasr, Jamil (1987). A history of the Maghrib in the Islamic period. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 168–179. ISBN 0521337674.

[:1-2] 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.

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