Egypt obtained the Somali coast only through an 1875 firman, not earlier ones.

Evidence

Yet, however distasteful their régime to the eyes of the British at Aden, the Egyptians did succeed in creating tangible evidence of their presence on the Somali coast. This was especially the case in the field of public works where much was achieved by corvée labour. The port facilities of both Zeila and Berbera were greatly improved; piers and lighthouses were erected; and at Berbera the ancient Dubar aqueduct was restored to supply fresh water to the town. The Egyptians also naturally encouraged Islam and several new mosques were built during their tenure of the coast. Whatever its merits or demerits, however, the Egyptian régime was abruptly terminated by the Mahdi’s revolt in the Sudan which necessitated a concentration of Egyptian resources and a drastic curtailment of outlying responsibilities in Eritrea, Harar, and the Somali coast: or, at least, so it seemed to Britain. The consequent Egyptian evacuation of Harar, Zeila, and Berbera took place in 1884 and immediately raised again the question of how these areas were to be administered to the advantage of Britain. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 147 (#expands, via linked claim)

By 1866 Turkey had transferred the Red Sea ports of Suakin and Massawa to the government of the Khedive Isma’il, and the latter claimed that this new jurisdiction also embraced the Somali coast. In the following year the governor of the Sudan visited the Red Sea ports and also Tajura, Zeila, and Berbera, seeking declarations of fealty from the local leaders. In 1869 an Egyptian vessel visited Berbera, and in the following year Muhammad Jamal Bey was sent to the Somali coast to raise the Egyptian flag at Bulhar and Berbera. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 142 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Mahdi’s revolt in Sudan forced Egypt’s 1884 evacuation of the Somali coast — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 147; Egypt revived Turkish claims and occupied Somali coastal ports in the late 1860s — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 142

Related

• The Mahdi’s revolt in Sudan forced Egypt’s 1884 evacuation of the Somali coast (similarity 0.92)
• Egypt revived Turkish claims and occupied Somali coastal ports in the late 1860s (similarity 0.90)
• By the mid-nineteenth century hinterland nomads controlled the Somali ports (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• The Mahdi’s revolt in Sudan forced Egypt’s 1884 evacuation of the Somali coast #expands (0.42) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 147
• Egypt revived Turkish claims and occupied Somali coastal ports in the late 1860s #complicates (0.35) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 142