Consolidating power: facing the Mamluk–English–Ottoman danger
Point 4 of 7 — Lesson 12: The Rise of Muhammad Ali and the Consolidation of His Power in EgyptQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)
04Consolidating power: facing the Mamluk–English–Ottoman danger
The Mamluks and the English rejected the appointmentof Muhammad Ali; the Mamluks attackedCairo and Giza, but he repelled them andpursued them into Upper Egypt.
Britain saw his appointment as athreat to its interests and asked the sultan to give the waliya to Muhammad Bey al-Alfi, a Mamluk leader, or to another wali.
The sultan agreed and issued a firman in 1806 transferring Muhammad Ali to the waliya of Salonicaand appointingMousa Pashawali of Egypt.
Thepopular leadership intervened and persuaded the sultan to confirm Muhammad Ali, so Britain's relation with the sultan deteriorated.
Britain exploited that and sent a naval campaign under Fraserto seize Egypt.
📝 Question bank for this point
0 questions linked to this point only, 0 of them with pictures.