The Bey of Tunisia became worried of the strengthening of Ottoman authority in the east, and was therefore not too unhappy in 1830 when another country, France, had settled on his western borders.
Beyen af Tunesien blev bekymret for styrkelsen af den ​​osmanniske myndighed i øst og var derfor ikke alt for ulykkelig i 1830, da et andet land, Frankrig, havde etableret sig ved dets vestlige grænser.