Husainid dynasty

Husainid dynasty
Country	Tunisia
Founded	15 July 1705
Founder	Al-Husayn I ibn Ali
Current head	Prince Muhammad al-Habib Bey
Final ruler	Muhammad VIII al-Amin
Titles	Bey, King of Tunisia
Estate(s)	of Tunisia
Deposition	25 July 1957

The Husainid dynasty (Arabic: الحسينيون‎) was a ruling dynasty of the Beylik of Tunis, which was of Cretan Turkish origin. It came to power under al-Husayn I ibn Ali in 1705, succeeding the Muradid dynasty. After taking power, the Husainids ruled as Beys. Its succession to the throne was determined by agnatic seniority with the oldest member of the dynasty becoming Bey. The heir apparent to the Bey held the title Bey al-Mahalla. The Husainids originally ruled under the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire. In 1881, with the Treaty of Bardo, Tunisia came under the control of France as a protectorate. Following independence from France on 20 March 1956, the Bey Muhammad VIII al-Amin assumed the title of King and reigned as such until the Prime Minister Habib Bourguiba deposed the dynasty and declared Tunisia a republic on 25 July 1957.

Since June 2013, the current head of the dynasty is Prince Muhammad al-Habib Bey (born 1929) who is a grandson of Muhammad VI al-Habib.

Ruling heads of the dynasty

• Al-Husayn I ibn Ali (15 July 1705 – 7 September 1735)
• 'Abu'l Hasan 'Ali I (7 September 1735 – 22 September 1756)
• Muhammad I ar-Rashid (22 September 1756 – 11 February 1759)
• Ali II ibn Hussein (11 February 1759 – 26 May 1782)
• Hammuda ibn Ali (26 May 1782 – 15 September 1814)
• Uthman ibn Ali (15 September – 21 November 1814)
• Mahmud ibn Muhammad (21 November 1814 – 28 March 1824)
• Al-Husayn II ibn Mahmud (28 March 1824 – 20 May 1835)
• Al-Mustafa ibn Mahmud (20 May 1835 – 10 October 1837)
• Ahmad I ibn Mustafa (10 October 1837 – 30 May 1855)
• Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn (30 May 1855 – 22 September 1859)
• Muhammad III as-Sadiq (22 September 1859 – 27 October 1882)
• Ali III Muddat ibn al-Husayn (28 October 1882 – 11 June 1902)
• Muhammad IV al-Hadi (11 June 1902 – 11 May 1906)
• Muhammad V an-Nasir (11 May 1906 – 10 July 1922)
• Muhammad VI al-Habib (10 July 1922 – 11 February 1929)
• Ahmad II ibn Ali (11 February 1929 – 19 June 1942)
• Muhammad VII al-Munsif (19 June 1942 – 15 May 1943)
• Muhammad VIII al-Amin (15 May 1943 – 25 July 1957)

Non ruling heads of the dynasty

• Muhammad al-Amin (Muhammad VIII al-Amin) (July 25, 1957 – September 30, 1962)
• Crown Prince Husain Bey (Husain III) (September 30, 1962 – April 9, 1969)
• Prince Mustafa Bey (Mustafa II) (April 9, 1969 – 1974)
• Prince Muhammad al-Taib Bey (Muhammad IX al-Taib) (1974 – April 29, 1989)
• Prince Sulaiman Bey (Sulaiman I) (April 29, 1989 – 1992)
• Prince 'Allalah Bey (Allalah I) (1992 – 2001)
• Prince Shazli Bey (Shazli I) (2001 – July 2, 2004)
• Prince Muhi ud-din Bey (Muhi I ud-din) (July 2, 2004 – October 2006)
• Prince Muhammad Bey (Muhammad X) (October 2006 – June 17, 2013)
• Prince Muhammad al-Habib Bey (Muhammad XI al-Habib) (since June 17, 2013)

Family tree

See also

• Beylik of Tunis
• Kingdom of Tunisia
• Ottoman Crete
  • Cretan Turks
• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

References

External links

• Website of Prince Rafet Bey
• Cornell University Library