تطور الأحداث السياسية في إيالة طرابلس الغرب (1795-1832)‎

Abstract EN

The Evolution of Political Events in the West Isle of Tripoli (1795-1832).

The reign of Yusuf Pasha al-Qarmanli (11/6/1795-12/8/1832) is the culmination of the development of events in Tripoli, in the West, at various political, economic and social levels.

The deteriorating economic situation was an engine of other conditions.

Taxes were the only source of income for the Treasury, while a heavy burden on the population was imposed by imposing a variety of taxes on them, in addition to coercive practices, Economic, and the rebellions and upheavals they have carried out under the leadership of local leaders, but an automatic reaction to the policies of the arbitrary government tax arbitrary.

In addition to his strict internal policy, the declaration of Joseph Pasha, the war on the United States (14/5/1015 - 4/6/1805) was the beginning of a reckless military adventure, which led to the exacerbation of the problems in the state of Tripoli and the West, Particularly in the area of maritime activity in Cyprus, which is the main supplier of the Treasury.

In the wake of this defeat, most European countries breathed a sigh of relief.

They refrained from paying royalties.

They even attacked the city of Tripoli in the West to avenge what they had done in the past, and when any disagreement broke out.

To the debt of some citizens of European countries, especially France and Britain, while the imposition of high taxes on the population to pay these debts and other expenses, the flow of resentment among the population, followed by the revolutions of the tribes and internal rebellions.

These were not the only losses suffered by Joseph Pasha.

These treaties provided the legal ground that allowed Maltese merchants, Greeks, and some local Jews, who came under British protection, to compete with the merchants of Tripoli and the West, Increasing import taxes and enacting trade laws allowing some of its operators to monopolize the export of certain products, such as dates and others, for certain amounts of money.

It also increased the value of port fees on all European ships and introduced other duties on cattle exported to Malta, Maltians, as well as with the alcohol trade from Europe, all these problems contributed to the end in his isolation from power on 12/8/1832.