1849Death of Muhammad Ali of Egypt

Death of Muhammad Ali of Egypt.
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🇪🇬 Muhammad Ali Appointed Wāli of Egypt

Sultan Selim III yields to the demand that Muhammad Ali be appointed wāli of Egypt.
Muhammad Ali Appointed Wāli of Egypt (1805)
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🩸 Muhammad Ali's Massacre of the Mamluks

Muhammad Ali has Mamluks massacred in the Citadel of Cairo, thereby consolidating his absolute power.
Muhammad Ali's Massacre of the Mamluks (1811)
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🇪🇬 Egyptian Victory at Konya

Turks defeated in the battle of Konya by Egyptian forces.
Egyptian Victory at Konya (1832)
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📜 Convention of Kütahya

At the urging of France, the Convention of Kütahya ended the war between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire and provided that the empire grant the sultan of Egypt all of Syria and Adana.
Convention of Kütahya (1833)
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🚢 Ottoman Defeat in Syria and Surrender of Turkish Fleet

In response to threats by Egyptian wāli Muhammad Ali to declare himself independent, an Ottoman army began (March) the invasion of Syria from the Euphrates. It was defeated (June 24) by the Egyptians in the battle of Nezib. On July 1 the Turkish fleet surrendered itself (possibly by an act of treachery) to Muhammad Ali in Alexandria.
Ottoman Defeat in Syria and Surrender of Turkish Fleet (1839)
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⚰️ Death of Muhammad Ali of Egypt

Death of Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1849)
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