Regency of Tripoli (1711-1835), Tripolitanian Republic (1918-1922), Military Administration of Tripolitania (1943-1951)
Independent Country (1711-1835), Unrecognized State (1918-1922), British Military Adminsitration (1943-1951)
Location: Northwest Libya
Capital City: Tripoli
Government type: Monarchy (1711-1855), Republic (1918-1922), Military Administration (1943-1951)
Main languages: Arabic
Main religions: Sunni Islam
Chronology
1711: Eyalet of Trablusgarp de facto independent from, but still under suzerainty of the Ottomans under the Qaramanli dynasty
1835: Ottoman rule over Tripolitania restored
1918: Tripolitanian Republic declared in opposition to Italian rule in Libya
1922: Annexed into Italian Libya
1943: Occupied by Britain, Military Administration begins
1947: Italy formally renounces claims to Libya
1951: Part of independent Libya
Currency
Kuruş (1711-1844)
1 Kuruş = 40 Para = 80 Mangir = 120 Akçe
Lira (1943-1951)
Banknotes from Tripolitania in the collection
British Military Adminsitration (1943-1951)
•5 Lira, 1943 (King George VI (1936-1952), P#M3)