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The First Cairo Revolt

The First Cairo Revolt

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04The First Cairo Revolt

Al-Azhar's leadership

  • Al-Azhar al-Sharif took the lead of the resistance against the French occupation in Cairo, and the French governor of the city was killed.
  • It became known as the First Cairo Revolt (October 1798), and the revolt spread to the neighbouring provinces.

The French reaction

  • The French used repression and terror and executed many of the rebels.
  • The French entered the mosque of al-Azhar on horseback, which aroused the religious feeling of the Egyptians.

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