Karamanli Dynasty

Karamanli Dynasty

The Karamanli or Caramanli or Qaramanli or al-Qaramanli dynasty was a series of Pashas, of Turkish origin who ruled from 1711 to 1835 in Tripolitania (Tripoli and its surroundings in present-day Libya). At their peak, the Karamanlis' influence reached Cyrenaica and Fezzan covering most of Libya. The founder of the dynasty was Pasha Ahmed Karamanli of Turkish origin. The most well-known Karamanli was Yusuf ibn Ali Karamanli Pasha who reigned from 1795 to 1832, who fought a war with the United States in (1801–1805) and again jointly with Tunis and Algiers in 1815. Ali II Pasha marked the end of the dynasty. For a complete list of names, dates of births, deaths and reigns of all Karamanlis see or .