This is a list of the beysofTunis 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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| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Murad I Bey
| ? – 1631 | 1613 | 1631 | Muradid |  | |
Hammuda Pasha Bey
| ? – (1666-04-13)13 April 1666 | 1631 | 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]
| ? – (1698-10-14)14 October 1698 | 1675 | 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 | |
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Ibrahim Sharif of Tunis[5]
| ? – 1705 | July 1702 | July 1705 | |
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| Name | 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
| (1688-06-30)30 June 1688 – 22 September 1756(1756-09-22) (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
| (1712-11-24)24 November 1712 – 26 May 1782(1782-05-26) (aged 69) | 12 February 1759 | 26 May 1782 | Son of Al-Husayn I ibn Ali at-Turki | Husainid | |
Hammuda ibn Ali
| (1759-12-09)9 December 1759 – 15 September 1814(1814-09-15) (aged 54) | 26 May 1782 | 15 September 1814 | Son of Ali II ibn Hussein | Husainid |  |
Uthman ibn Ali
| (1763-05-27)27 May 1763 – 20 December 1814(1814-12-20) (aged 51) | 15 September 1814 | 20 December 1814 (murdered) | Son of Ali II ibn Hussein | Husainid | |
Mahmud ibn Muhammad
| (1757-07-10)10 July 1757 – 28 March 1824(1824-03-28) (aged 66) | 20 December 1814 | 28 March 1824 | Son of Muhammad I ar-Rashid | Husainid | |
Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud
| (1784-03-05)5 March 1784 – 20 May 1835(1835-05-20) (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
| (1806-12-02)2 December 1806 – 30 May 1855(1855-05-30) (aged 48) | 10 October 1837 | 30 May 1855 | Son of Mustafa ibn Mahmud | Husainid |  |
Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn
| (1811-09-18)18 September 1811 – 22 September 1859(1859-09-22) (aged 48) | 30 May 1855 | 22 September 1859 | Son of Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud | Husainid |  |
Muhammad III as-Sadiq
| (1813-02-07)7 February 1813 – 27 October 1882(1882-10-27) (aged 69) | 22 September 1859 | 27 October 1882 | Son of Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud | Husainid |  |
Ali III ibn al-Husayn
| (1817-08-14)14 August 1817 – 11 June 1902(1902-06-11) (aged 84) | 28 October 1882 | 11 June 1902 | Son of Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud | Husainid |  |
Muhammad IV al-Hadi
| (1855-06-24)24 June 1855 – 11 May 1906(1906-05-11) (aged 50) | 11 June 1902 | 11 May 1906 | Son of Ali III ibn al-Husayn | Husainid |  |
Muhammad V an-Nasir
| (1855-07-14)14 July 1855 – 10 July 1922(1922-07-10) (aged 66) | 11 May 1906 | 10 July 1922 | Son of Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn | Husainid |  |
Muhammad VI al-Habib
| (1858-08-13)13 August 1858 – 11 February 1929(1929-02-11) (aged 70) | 10 July 1922 | 11 February 1929 | Cousin of Muhammad V an-Nasir | Husainid |  |
Ahmad II ibn Ali
| (1862-04-13)13 April 1862 – 19 June 1942(1942-06-19) (aged 80) | 11 February 1929 | 19 June 1942 | Son of Ali III ibn al-Husayn | Husainid |  |
Muhammad VII al-Munsif
| (1881-03-04)4 March 1881 – 1 September 1948(1948-09-01) (aged 67) | 19 June 1942 | 15 May 1943 (deposed) | Son of Muhammad V an-Nasir | Husainid |  |
Muhammad VIII al-Amin
| (1881-09-04)4 September 1881 – 30 September 1962(1962-09-30) (aged 81) | 15 May 1943 | 20 March 1956 (proclaimed King of Tunisia) | Son of Muhammad VI al-Habib | Husainid |  |
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
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Muhammad VIII al-Amin
| (1881-09-04)4 September 1881 – 30 September 1962(1962-09-30) (aged 81) | 20 March 1956 | 25 July 1957 (deposed) | Son of Muhammad VI al-Habib | Husainid | |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.