The influence of the notables late in Isma'il's reign
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05The influence of the notables late in Isma'il's reign
The influence of thenotables (a'ayan) grew in Isma'il's last days through their membership of the Council of Deputies (1866).
Isma'ilwelcomed this, in order to use the notables toface the Anglo-French political pressureand tobalance the influence of the Turkish–Circassian element.
The notables wereno longer merely a rural class: many moved to thetowns, took part inpublic life and entered step by step the sphere of direct political work.
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