Territorial change of Beylik of Tunis

“Beylik of Tunis” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1706 to 1884. Its territory was largest in AD 1859 – 1869, at ≈ 88 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1706 – 1708≈ 79 thousand km²
AD 1709 – 1756≈ 79 thousand km²
AD 1757 – 1761≈ 79 thousand km²
AD 1762 – 1793≈ 79 thousand km²
AD 1794 – 1795≈ 88 thousand km²
AD 1796 – 1829≈ 88 thousand km²
AD 1830 – 1839≈ 88 thousand km²
AD 1840 – 1845≈ 88 thousand km²
AD 1846 – 1858≈ 88 thousand km²
AD 1859 – 1869≈ 88 thousand km²
AD 1870 – 1879≈ 88 thousand km²
AD 1880 – 1884≈ 88 thousand km²
AD 1706AD 1884

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1859 – 1869 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1706≈ 79 thousand km²57 of 114
AD 1709≈ 79 thousand km²59 of 120
AD 1713≈ 79 thousand km²61 of 123
AD 1718≈ 79 thousand km²61 of 124
AD 1721≈ 79 thousand km²62 of 125
AD 1727≈ 79 thousand km²63 of 128
AD 1734≈ 79 thousand km²64 of 132
AD 1738≈ 79 thousand km²63 of 125
AD 1741≈ 79 thousand km²63 of 125
AD 1744≈ 79 thousand km²65 of 129
AD 1748≈ 79 thousand km²67 of 132
AD 1752≈ 79 thousand km²68 of 132
AD 1757≈ 79 thousand km²65 of 132
AD 1762≈ 79 thousand km²65 of 131
AD 1763≈ 79 thousand km²66 of 132
AD 1769≈ 79 thousand km²64 of 128
AD 1772≈ 79 thousand km²63 of 127
AD 1775≈ 79 thousand km²62 of 132
AD 1776≈ 79 thousand km²63 of 132
AD 1778≈ 79 thousand km²64 of 131
AD 1780≈ 79 thousand km²64 of 131
AD 1781≈ 79 thousand km²64 of 131
AD 1783≈ 79 thousand km²63 of 130
AD 1788≈ 79 thousand km²63 of 129
AD 1791≈ 79 thousand km²63 of 128
AD 1792≈ 79 thousand km²63 of 130
AD 1794≈ 88 thousand km²57 of 125
AD 1796≈ 88 thousand km²56 of 124
AD 1797≈ 88 thousand km²56 of 125
AD 1799≈ 88 thousand km²55 of 124
AD 1800≈ 88 thousand km²55 of 123
AD 1803≈ 88 thousand km²55 of 123
AD 1805≈ 88 thousand km²54 of 125
AD 1806≈ 88 thousand km²53 of 138
AD 1807≈ 88 thousand km²53 of 132
AD 1809≈ 88 thousand km²55 of 131
AD 1811≈ 88 thousand km²58 of 131
AD 1812≈ 88 thousand km²61 of 133
AD 1814≈ 88 thousand km²67 of 142
AD 1815≈ 88 thousand km²60 of 139
AD 1820≈ 88 thousand km²58 of 148
AD 1822≈ 88 thousand km²61 of 147
AD 1824≈ 88 thousand km²61 of 148
AD 1825≈ 88 thousand km²63 of 150
AD 1828≈ 88 thousand km²63 of 144
AD 1830≈ 88 thousand km²65 of 143
AD 1834≈ 88 thousand km²66 of 143
AD 1836≈ 88 thousand km²68 of 145
AD 1840≈ 88 thousand km²72 of 155
AD 1842≈ 88 thousand km²74 of 156
AD 1846≈ 88 thousand km²70 of 152
AD 1848≈ 88 thousand km²70 of 147
AD 1849≈ 88 thousand km²70 of 144
AD 1853≈ 88 thousand km²72 of 144
AD 1856≈ 88 thousand km²73 of 149
AD 1857≈ 88 thousand km²71 of 150
AD 1859≈ 88 thousand km²74 of 146
AD 1860≈ 88 thousand km²73 of 142
AD 1861≈ 88 thousand km²73 of 140
AD 1862≈ 88 thousand km²72 of 138
AD 1863≈ 88 thousand km²72 of 139
AD 1864≈ 88 thousand km²72 of 139
AD 1865≈ 88 thousand km²70 of 139
AD 1866≈ 88 thousand km²69 of 133
AD 1868≈ 88 thousand km²66 of 134
AD 1870≈ 88 thousand km²67 of 132
AD 1871≈ 88 thousand km²67 of 113
AD 1873≈ 88 thousand km²63 of 108
AD 1877≈ 88 thousand km²63 of 104
AD 1880≈ 88 thousand km²64 of 104
AD 1884≈ 88 thousand km²65 of 105

Its highest rank was in AD 1806: number 138 of 53.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 1 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 1885lostFrench Africa≈ 88 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

The Beylik of Tunis (Arabic: بايلك تونس) was the legal form of present-day Tunisia, between 1705 and 1881. It was ruled by the Husainid dynasty until the establishment of the French protectorate of Tunisia. The term beylik refers to the monarch, who was called the Bey of Tunis.

Wikipedia (English) “Beylik of Tunis”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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