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Ramadan Bey (Arabic: رمضان باي المرادي; died 16 March 1699) was a Muradid leader and Bey of Tunis from 1696 until his assassination in 1699. He was the youngest son of Murad II Bey.

Biography

Before his accession to power, he remained away from the infighting which his older brothers Mohamed Bey and Ali Bey took part, known today as the Revolutions of Tunis.

Preferring the pleasures of life to those of power, he let his mamluk Mazhud, a renegade of Neapolitan origin and a distinguished musician, manage the affairs of the state and he rarely left his palace in Dar El Bey. Suspecting his nephew Murad III Bey of sedition, Ramadan had him arrested and demanded that the young prince have his eyes gouged out. Murad escaped and eventually deposed him and then ordered his assassination in March 1699.

The Anglican church of Saint-Georges in Tunis was built on his order around 1696 to bury the remains of his mother Marie, of Italian origin and Protestant faith.

Notes

1. ^ Abadi 2022, p. 337.
2. Ibn Abi Dhiaf 1990, p. 85.
3. Ibn Abi Dhiaf 1990, p. 88.
4. Abdelwaheb 2015, pp. 122–123.

References

• Abadi, Jacob (2022). Tunisia Since the Arab Conquest: The Saga of a Westernized Muslim State (Middle East Studies) (Kindle ed.). Ithaca Press.
• Abdelwaheb, Hassan Hosni (2015). خلاصة تاريخ تونس [Summary of the history of Tunisia] (in Arabic). Vol. 5 (Sud ed.). Tunis. ISBN 9973-844-00-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Ibn Abi Dhiaf (1990). Présent des hommes de notre temps. Chroniques des rois de Tunis et du pacte fondamental (in French). Vol. II. Tunis: Maison tunisienne de l'édition.

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