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.

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Treaty of Tunis (1816) canonical 1

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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 ⓘ
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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Second Barbary War → treaty → Treaty of Tunis (1816) ⓘ