Tunis (Chaos)

Tunis was the traditional capital of .
1230, the Berber Hafsids came to power in Tunis.
In 1270 (as OTL), the French started the Seventh Crusade against Tunis (Palestine was planned, but thought Tunis was better - it was certainly closer to his new lands in ), which ended in a defeat and king Louis IX's death.
1347-57, Tunis was under the rule of . In the 15th century, it came under Seljuk influence, as did the other Barbary states.
1565, in the following the , the gave up Tunis and Sicily to the . After the , all of Tunisia followed in the 1604.
After the fell apart, Tunis changed hands again: 1629, the disgraced commander of the Mediterranean fleet, a duke Francisco of , went to Sicily, together with the occupation forces fled from the and , set up the (unrecognized) kingdom of Sicily (incl. Tunis, , the Baleares).
1688, after the unification of and Sicily, Tunis became a part of . Since then, the city was gradually Italianized.
Category:Cities (Chaos)
Category:Tunis