[3] Mohamed Bey's reign was plagued with upheaval and civil war worsened by constant raiding from neighboring Algiers.

[4] Al-Hafsi was exiled in 1679 but Ali bin Murad, disappointed by his share in the division of power sought refuge in the Beylik of Constantine, a governorate of the Regency of Algiers.

[5] He brought the tribes of northwest Tunisia led by Muhammad ben Cheker over to his side with promises of gold and silver.

This didn't last long though, and in 1695 the Tunisians revolted and defeated ben Cheker at the battle of Kairouan, reinstating the Muradid dynasty.

[8] Despite the troubled times, he was responsible for building several monuments in Tunis including the Sidi Mahrez Mosque, modelled on the mosques of Istanbul with a great central dome, In addition the construction of many buildings of worship and education within the country he ordered construction works in Beja, El Kef, Gafsa, Tozeur and Gabès.