Britain dismantled Mehmed Ali’s army, empire, and industrial projects

Evidence

Having effectively stripped the Pasha of his army which formed a significant outlet for his locally produced commodities, forced him to withdraw from Syria, Crete and Arabia, and coerced him to abolish internal monopolies, Britain, it is argued, succeeded in ruining Mehmed Ali’s commercial and industrial enterprises and thus aborted one of the most impressive development projects outside of Europe. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1537

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