Yusuf Karamanli (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Yusuf (ibn Ali) Karamanli, Caramanli or Qaramanli or al-Qaramanli (most commonly Yusuf Karamanli), (1766-1838) was the best-known Pasha (reigned 1795-1832) of the Karamanli dynasty (1711-1835) of Tripolitania (in present-day Libya), noted for being the first head of state to declare war on the newly independent United States. Yusuf, a member of the Karamanli (Caramanli) dynasty (originally from and named after the city of Turkey Karaman), saw his brother Hamet deposed in 1793, by Ottoman officer Ali Benghul; Benghul proceeded to restore Ottoman rule over Tripoli. In 1795, however, Yusuf returned to Tripoli, and with the aid of the Bey (ruler) of Tunis, seized the throne, exiling Hamet and restoring Karamanli rule.