Treaty of Tunis (1816)
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The Treaty of Tunis (1816) was an agreement that ended hostilities between the United States and the Regency of Tunis during the Second Barbary War, helping to curtail Barbary piracy against American shipping in the Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treaty of Tunis (1816) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6773811 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Tunis (1816) Context triple: [Second Barbary War, treaty, Treaty of Tunis (1816)]
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Treaty of Tafna (1837)
The Treaty of Tafna (1837) was an agreement between France and Algerian resistance leader Emir Abdelkader that temporarily halted fighting and recognized his authority over large parts of Algeria during the early French conquest.
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B.
Treaty of Algiers (1815)
The Treaty of Algiers (1815) was the agreement that ended the Second Barbary War, compelling Algiers to cease attacks on American shipping and effectively terminating U.S. payment of tribute to the Barbary States.
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C.
Treaty of Fez
The Treaty of Fez was a 1912 agreement that made Morocco a French protectorate, marking the beginning of formal French colonial rule over the country.
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D.
Franco-Tunisian Treaty of Bardo
The Franco-Tunisian Treaty of Bardo was an 1881 agreement that established the French protectorate over Tunisia, marking the beginning of formal French colonial rule in the country.
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E.
Treaty of Zuhab
The Treaty of Zuhab was a 1639 peace agreement between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Persia that largely fixed the modern border between Turkey and Iran and ended a long period of Ottoman–Safavid rivalry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Tunis (1816) Target entity description: The Treaty of Tunis (1816) was an agreement that ended hostilities between the United States and the Regency of Tunis during the Second Barbary War, helping to curtail Barbary piracy against American shipping in the Mediterranean.
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A.
Treaty of Tafna (1837)
The Treaty of Tafna (1837) was an agreement between France and Algerian resistance leader Emir Abdelkader that temporarily halted fighting and recognized his authority over large parts of Algeria during the early French conquest.
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B.
Treaty of Algiers (1815)
The Treaty of Algiers (1815) was the agreement that ended the Second Barbary War, compelling Algiers to cease attacks on American shipping and effectively terminating U.S. payment of tribute to the Barbary States.
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C.
Treaty of Fez
The Treaty of Fez was a 1912 agreement that made Morocco a French protectorate, marking the beginning of formal French colonial rule over the country.
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D.
Franco-Tunisian Treaty of Bardo
The Franco-Tunisian Treaty of Bardo was an 1881 agreement that established the French protectorate over Tunisia, marking the beginning of formal French colonial rule in the country.
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E.
Treaty of Zuhab
The Treaty of Zuhab was a 1639 peace agreement between the Ottoman Empire and Safavid Persia that largely fixed the modern border between Turkey and Iran and ended a long period of Ottoman–Safavid rivalry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international agreement
ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ |
| appliesToDomain |
international maritime trade
ⓘ
maritime warfare ⓘ naval operations ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Second Barbary War ⓘ |
| conflictEnded | hostilities between the United States and the Regency of Tunis ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
Regency of Tunis
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Tunis
United States of America ⓘ |
| effect |
normalization of relations between the United States and the Regency of Tunis
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reduction of Barbary piracy against American shipping ⓘ strengthening of U.S. maritime security in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| follows | earlier U.S. treaties with Barbary states ⓘ |
| hasParties |
Regency of Tunis
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Tunis
United States of America ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalForm | treaty ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Tunis ⓘ |
| partOf | series of U.S. treaties ending Barbary tribute payments ⓘ |
| purpose |
to curtail Barbary piracy against American shipping
ⓘ
to end hostilities between the United States and the Regency of Tunis ⓘ to secure safe passage for American vessels in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Barbary Wars
ⓘ
Barbary piracy ⓘ
linked to:
Barbary corsairs
Second Barbary War ⓘ |
| signatoryType |
Ottoman regency
ⓘ
sovereign state ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the end of the traditional Barbary tribute system for the United States
ⓘ
marked the decline of Barbary corsair threats to U.S. commerce ⓘ |
| subject |
diplomatic relations between the United States and North African states
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ piracy ⓘ |
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Subject: Treaty of Tunis (1816) Description of subject: The Treaty of Tunis (1816) was an agreement that ended hostilities between the United States and the Regency of Tunis during the Second Barbary War, helping to curtail Barbary piracy against American shipping in the Mediterranean.
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