Editing Muhammad V an-Nasir

{{Short description|Bey of Tunis (1855–1922)}}
{{Infobox royalty
|title               =
| name               =Muhammad V an-Nasir
| image              =Naceur Bey.jpg
| caption            =
| succession         =[[Bey of Tunis]]
| reign1             ={{nowrap|11 May 1906 – 8 July 1922}}
| predecessor1       =[[Muhammad IV al-Hadi]]
| successor1         =[[Muhammad VI al-Habib]]

| spouse             = [[Lella Kmar|Lalla Kmar Beya]] (1908–d. 1922)
| issue              = [[Muhammad VII al-Munsif]]<br>[[Husain Bey, Crown Prince of Tunisia]]<br>Lalla Aziza<br>Lalla Khadija<br>Lalla Assia<br>Lalla Zainab<br>Lalla Taj el-Bakhta<br>Sidi Mohamed el-Hachemi Bey<br>Sidi Hassine Bey<br>Sidi M'hamed Bey<br>Lalla Djeneïna
| house              =[[Husainid Dynasty|Husainides]]
| house-type         =Dynasty
| father             =[[Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn]]
| mother             =
| birth_date         ={{birth date|1855|7|14|df=y}}
| birth_place        =[[Dar al-Taj Palace]], [[La Marsa]], [[Beylik of Tunis]]
| death_date         ={{death date and age|1922|7|8|1855|7|14|df=y}}
| death_place        =[[Dar al-Taj Palace]], [[La Marsa]], [[Beylik of Tunis]]
| place of burial    = [[Tourbet el Bey]], [[Tunis]], Tunisia
| religion           =[[Islam]]
|}}

'''Muhammad V an-Nasir''' ({{langx|ar|محمد الخامس الناصر}}), commonly known as '''Naceur Bey''' ({{langx|ar|الناصر باي}} ; 14 July 1855 in [[La Marsa]] &ndash; 8 July 1922 in [[La Marsa]])<ref name="naceurbey">Akram Ellyas et Benjamin Stora, ''Les 100 portes du Maghreb : l'Algérie, le Maroc, la Tunisie. Trois voies singulières pour allier islam et modernité'', éd. Atelier, Paris, 1999, p. 236</ref> was the son of [[Muhammad II ibn al-Husayn]] and the fifteenth [[Husainid dynasty|Husainid]] [[List of Beys of Tunis|Bey of Tunis]], ruling from 1906 until his death.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=RTzoJx65f2EC&dq=false&pg=PA255 Jean-François Martin, ''Histoire de la Tunisie contemporaine. De Ferry à Bourguiba. 1881-1956'', éd. L'Harmattan, Paris, 2003, p. 255]</ref> He was named Divisional General of the Beylical army when he became [[Bey al-Mahalla]] (Heir Apparent) on 11 June 1902, and assumed the rank of Marshal when he succeeded [[Muhammad IV al-Hadi]] on 11 May 1906.<ref>Mohamed Salah Lejri, ''L'évolution du mouvement national tunisien : des origines à la Deuxième Guerre mondiale'', éd. Maison tunisienne de l'édition, Tunis, 1975, p. 323</ref>

The reign of Naceur Bey saw increasing tension between the authorities of the [[French Protectorate of Tunisia|French Protectorate]] and the Tunisian population.  Shortly before he succeeded as Bey, the [[Thala-Kasserine Disturbances]] broke out<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.persee.fr/doc/outre_0300-9513_1967_num_54_194_1445 |title=Colons français et Jeunes-Tunisiens (1882-1912) |journal=Revue Française d'Histoire d'Outre-Mer |year= 1967|doi= 10.3406/outre.1967.1445|access-date=2017-04-29|last1= Julien|first1= Charles-André|volume= 54|issue= 194|pages= 87–150}}</ref> and a few years later the discontent escalated to include major incidents such as the [[Jellaz Affair]] and the [[Tunis Tram Boycott]].  The French managed to secure from him a decree expelling the leaders of the [[Tunisian national movement]], [[Ali Bach Hamba]], Hassan Guelati, Mohamed Nomane and [[Abdelaziz Thâalbi]] from the country in March 1912.<ref>[http://www.persee.fr/doc/outre_0300-9513_1967_num_54_194_1445 'Colons français et Jeunes-Tunisiens (1882-1912)'] retrieved 29/12/2016</ref>

Increasingly dissatisfied with the way the authorities were treating the [[Destour]], in April 1922 he threatened to abdicate if France did not meet their demands, including the repeal of French laws on [[Tunisian naturalization issue#First naturalization laws|naturalisation]]. In response, the French Resident General [[Lucien Saint]] surrounded the Bey's palace with troops in order to put pressure on him not to do so.<ref>[http://www.jeuneafrique.com/jeune_afrique/article_jeune_afrique.asp?art_cle=LIN13086alcouelpuep0 Abdelaziz Barrouhi, « À l'écoute de son peuple », ''Jeune Afrique'', 13 août 2006]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=iRDz5FMlUEkC&dq=habib+bey+tunisia&pg=PA83 Kenneth J. Perkins, ''A History of modern Tunisia'', éd. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004, p. 82]</ref> With his hand forced, he complied with the wishes of the French.<ref name="biographie">[http://216.183.87.220/m2/Naceur_Bey.html Biographie de Naceur Bey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211120345/http://216.183.87.220/m2/Naceur_Bey.html |date=2008-12-11 }}</ref> Humiliated by this experience, he died on 8 July.<ref name="naceurbey"/>

He was buried in the mausoleum of [[Tourbet el Bey]] in the [[medina of Tunis]]. He was succeeded by his cousin [[Muhammad VI al-Habib]] and his oldest son, [[Moncef Bey]] became Bey in 1942.

== See also==
*[[History of French-era Tunisia]]
*[[Couitéas affair]]

==Notes==
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