Sultanate of Tunis

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical state
gptkbp:alliance with_the_Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Moorish_architecture
gptkbp:area approximately 163,610 km²
gptkbp:capital Tunis
gptkbp:conflict against_France
against_Spanish_Empire
gptkbp:culturalContribution gptkb:Tunisian_cuisine
Tunisian_literature
Tunisian_music
gptkbp:culturalInfluence gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Tunisian_dinar
gptkbp:dissolved 19th century
gptkbp:established 16th century
gptkbp:governmentType monarchy
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Tunisian_Revolution_(2010-2011)
Battle of Tunis (1574)
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Modern period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Capitulations_of_the_Ottoman_Empire
Treaty of Ksar (1574)
Treaty_of_Bardo_(1881)
part_of_the_Maghreb_region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sultanate of Tunis
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tunisia
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Kairouan
gptkb:Bizerte
Sfax
gptkbp:notableArtists Husain_Bey
gptkbp:notableEvent Resistance against colonial powers
Cultural renaissance in the 19th century
Cultural_exchanges_with_Europe
Establishment_of_the_Beylical_dynasty
Incorporation_into_the_Ottoman_Empire
Construction_of_the_Zitouna_Mosque
Development_of_the_Tunisian_textile_industry
Establishment_of_the_University_of_Ez-Zitouna
Expansion_of_the_port_of_Tunis
Formation_of_the_Tunisian_National_Movement
Independence_from_France_(1956)
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:population approximately 1 million (at its peak)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Kingdom_of_Tunis
gptkbp:religion Islam
gptkbp:sells Mediterranean_trade_routes
gptkbp:style gptkb:Islamic_art
gptkbp:successor gptkb:French_protectorate_of_Tunisia