Treaty of Tripoli (1805)

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The Treaty of Tripoli (1805) was the agreement that ended the First Barbary War between the United States and Tripoli, securing peace and the release of American prisoners in exchange for a reduced tribute.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty ⓘ
historical document ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Peace and Amity with Tripoli ⓘ
category Treaties of Tripoli ⓘ
Treaties of the United States ⓘ
chronologicallyAfter Treaty of Tripoli (1797) ⓘ
concludedInConflict First Barbary War ⓘ
countrySignatory Tripoli ⓘ
United States ⓘ
endedConflictBetween Tripoli ⓘ
United States ⓘ
endedWar First Barbary War between the United States and Tripoli ⓘ
governedBy principles of international law of the early 19th century ⓘ
historicalContext Barbary corsair raids on U.S. merchant shipping ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
legalEffectOnUnitedStates ended formal state of war with Tripoli ⓘ
locationSigned Tripoli ⓘ
negotiatedBy Tobias Lear ⓘ
partyType sovereign states ⓘ
predecessorTo later U.S. treaties with Barbary states ⓘ
providedFor cessation of hostilities between the United States and Tripoli ⓘ
exchange of prisoners ⓘ
payment of a reduced tribute by the United States to Tripoli ⓘ
release of American prisoners held by Tripoli ⓘ
restoration of peace and friendship ⓘ
region Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
relatedTo Treaty of Tripoli (1797) ⓘ
resultOf U.S. naval and land operations against Tripoli ⓘ
pressure exerted by the U.S. Mediterranean Squadron ⓘ
signedBetween Pashalik of Tripoli ⓘ
linked to: Barbary States

United States of America ⓘ
signedInYear 1805 ⓘ
signedOn June 4, 1805 ⓘ
signedUnderU.S.President Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
stipulated Tripoli would cease attacks on American shipping ⓘ
United States would pay a lump-sum ransom for prisoners ⓘ
future relations of peace and amity between the parties ⓘ
subjectMatter maritime security in the Mediterranean ⓘ
navigation rights ⓘ
treatment of prisoners ⓘ
tribute payments ⓘ
timePeriod Napoleonic era ⓘ
TripolitanRulerAtTime Yusuf Karamanli ⓘ
linked to: Hamet Karamanli
U.S.LegislativeBodyInvolved United States Senate ⓘ
U.S.Negotiator Tobias Lear ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Barbary War → result → Treaty of Tripoli (1805) ⓘ
Treaty of Tripoli (1805) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of Peace and Amity with Tripoli ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Tripoli (1805)
Treaty of Tripoli (1805) → category → Treaties of Tripoli ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Tripoli (1805)
Treaty of Tripoli (1816) → follows → First Barbary War treaties ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Tripoli (1805)
Mediterranean theater of the First Barbary War → result → Treaty of Tripoli (1805) ⓘ
Mediterranean Squadron → associatedWith → United States–Barbary Treaties ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Tripoli (1805)
Tobias Lear → notableWork → Treaty of Peace and Amity with Tripoli (1805) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Tripoli (1805)