1st Edition

The Regency of Tunis and the Ottoman Porte, 1777-1814 Army and Government of a North-African Eyâlet at the End of the Eighteenth Century

By Asma Moalla Copyright 2004
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

This study of the Tunisian army and government in the time of the pasha-bey Hammûda the Husaynid (1777--1814) stresses the deeply Ottoman character of these institutions and the political and administrative impact of the jurisdictional authority of the Ottoman Porte on the province in general. This work thus initiates a systematic revision of a major thesis that has prevailed in the body of... Read more

Prologue: The Tunisian Eyâlet from 1574 to 1777  1. From the Conquest to Deylical Rule  2. Household Politics and Beylical Rule (1631-1777)  The Policies and Government of Hammûda Pasha (1191/1777-1229/1814)  3. The Wars and Alliances of Hammûda Pasha  4. The Pasha-Bey of Tunis  5. The Army  6. Central and Provincial Administration  7. The Revenues of the Beylical Treasury  Conclusion: The Evolution of the Tunisian Government from 1574-1814

Biography

Asma Moalla