Central officers rather than village shaykhs collected early conscripts

Evidence

The conscripts would also be exempted from the head tax (firda) and other financial liabilities that the fellah population was subjected to. More importantly, these early conscripts were to be collected not by the village shaykh, but by a conscripting officer sent from Cairo for that purpose. The shaykh was only to assist him in finding men in his village who were suitable for military service. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 410

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Egyptian conscription depended on village shaykhs who often resisted state demands — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 479; Village shaykhs helped peasants evade conscription by force — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 410; Village shaykhs resisted enforcing conscription despite escalating penalties up to hanging — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 473 (+3 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Egyptian conscription depended on village shaykhs who often resisted state demands — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 479; Village shaykhs helped peasants evade conscription by force — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 410; Village shaykhs resisted enforcing conscription despite escalating penalties up to hanging — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 473 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Egyptian conscription depended on village shaykhs who often resisted state demands #complicates (0.85) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 479
• Village shaykhs held the local knowledge conscription depended on and often refused to cooperate. #complicates (0.85)
• Village shaykhs resisted enforcing conscription despite escalating penalties up to hanging #complicates (0.82) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 473
• Village shaykhs helped peasants evade conscription by force #complicates (0.80) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 410
• Village officials colluded with conscription fugitives despite execution threats #complicates (0.80) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 473
• Village shaykhs faced escalating penalties, up to hanging, for sheltering conscription fugitives #complicates (0.80)