Tunis throws off Turkish suzerainty

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.1.1: North African Writing and Culture: Arabic, Anglophone, Francophone, Hispanic.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Lia Brozgal (University of California, Los Angeles), Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), Ziad Elmarsafy (King's College London), Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Dalia Mostafa (University of Manchester), Nora Parr (SOAS, University of London), Rita Sakr (Maynooth University)

Domains

Changes of government, elections and reigns
Civil Wars, Revolutions and Insurrections

Dates

Date of occurrence 1705

Places

Tunisia (Location)
Turkey (Involved)

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Husseinite dynasty of Beys becomes the ruling family in Tunis, and the city throws off the Turkish suzerainty under which it has lived since the late sixteenth century.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Tunis throws off Turkish suzerainty". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17053, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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