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| 1824–35 |
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| HUSAYN BEY II. Economic policy during his reign placed Tunisia in debt to European countries. He maintained neutrality during France's invasion of Algeria (July 1830). | 1 |
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| 1830, Aug. 17 |
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| Commercial treaty with France. The agreement granted France most-favored-nation status and ended the state monopoly on agricultural exports. Tunisian trade was reoriented toward Europe and away from Islamic lands, a shift that resulted in a marked decline in the local economy. | 2 |
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| 1831 |
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| Reorganization of the military. Husayn Bey created a small standing army based on the Ottoman precedent of the Nizam-i Jedid (New Order), in the first attempt to create a modern army with European technical assistance. Army leadership remained in the hands of Turkish officers. | 3 |
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| Jan |
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| A military expedition to Oran to install Husaynid control over the Province of Constantine failed. | 4 |
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