Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk Khaznadar
Larbi Zarrouk Khaznadar | |
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Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
In office 23 January 1815 – 29 October 1822 | |
Monarch | Mahmud I |
Preceded by | Youssef Saheb Ettabaa |
Succeeded by | Hussein Khodja |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1760 Le Bardo, Beylik of Tunis |
Died | 29 October 1822 Tunis, Beylik of Tunis | (aged 61–62)
Children | Ahmed Zarrouk (adoptive) |
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Mohamed Larbi Zarrouk Khaznadar (
Family
He was born to a wealthy feudal
Rise to power
Like his father, he entered the service of Hammouda Pasha as supervisor of major works, such as the construction of the fortress at El Kef, near the Algerian border. After 1800, he accompanied Minister Youssef Saheb Ettabaa on the tours (mhalla) of pacification and tax collection in the tribal areas, as his advisor and treasurer.
Plot against Youssef Saheb Ettabaâ
In 1814, he plotted with his sister Amina Baya to encourage the princes
Prime minister
Khaznadar then tracked down the allies of the former minister: some were imprisoned, all were dispossessed of their property, including the father of the chronicler Ibn Abi Dhiaf, former secretary of Saheb Ettabaâ.
Taking advantage of his dominant position and having cleared the court of the former strongmen of the time of Hammouda Pasha, Zarrouk enriched himself considerably. He actively participated in the olive oil and wheat trade and built one of the largest palaces in the medina of Tunis, in the rue des Juges district. He also saved the ruling family during the revolt of the Turkish militia in 1816. However, he failed to contain the European powers who were pushing for an end to the long-established practice of
Assassination
Mahmoud Bey eventually decided to make Zarrouk take sole responsibility for the assassination of Saheb Ettabaâ: Zarrouk was eliminated in the same way, in front of one of the doors of the Bardo palace. He was strangled by the bey's Mameluk guards October 29, 1822, without his nephews intervening, and was buried the same day in the
Hussein Khodja, head of the Bey's Mamluk guard, succeeded Zarrouk as principal minister.[4]
References
- ^ السكوحي, وجيدة. "المعـــالم التاريــخــــية بــــولاية منــــوبـــــة". inp.entry.tn. National Heritage Institute, Tunisia. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Mahmoud Bouali (1976). Le temps de la non-révolte, 1827-1832. S.T.D. p. 582. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Azzedine Guellouz (1983). Les temps modernes. Société tunisienne de diffusion. p. 248. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Bouali, Mahmoud (1976). Le temps de la non-révolte, 1827-1832. p. 591. Retrieved 9 April 2021.