The strength of the Egyptian people and the appointment of Muhammad Ali
Point 3 of 7 — Lesson 12: The Rise of Muhammad Ali and the Consolidation of His Power in EgyptQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)
03The strength of the Egyptian people and the appointment of Muhammad Ali
The popular leadership
This force didnot contend for powerlike the three forces; itgrew out of the heart of the clashbetween them.
Egyptian leadership took shape from the days of the French invasion and its resistance, and its experience widened through governing with the French and learning the new knowledge.
Its most prominent men: Sayed Omar Makram(naqib al-ashraf), Sayed Muhammad al-Sadat(a leader of the Sufi orders), Sheikh Abdullah al-SharkawyandSheikh Muhammad al-Mahdi(of the ulema), andSayed Ahmed al-Maharagi(of the senior merchants).
The people's revolt and the appointment of Muhammad Ali
Egyptian anger grew against the Dalatoğlu and the imposition of taxes, so the leaders of the people — the ulema and the naqibs of the guilds — met at the court house (May 1805).
They resolved todepose Khorshid Pasha and appoint Muhammad Ali wali in his place.
They tookpledgesfrom him to go byjusticeand to concludeno matter without their counsel.
This was thefirst time in modern Egyptian history that a wali was deposed by the will of the people and another appointed by that will; the event is therefore counted asthe first social contract in Egypt and the Arab homeland.
Khorshid did not yield; fighting broke out andOmar Makram led the resistance in Muhammad Ali's favour, until the sultan's messenger arrived with consent to his appointment, and the ulema and the subjects were satisfied.
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