Husrev Pasha led Ottoman army reforms modeled on Mehmed Ali’s Egyptian system

Evidence

Shortly afterwards and soon after the formation of Mahmud’s new nizami army, the Asaker-i Mansure-yi Muhammadiyye, Husrev was appointed as Serasker and began to introduce military refoms in a way that resembled those that Mehmed Ali had been introducing in Egypt, although on a smaller scale. He continued to occupy that position until the outbreak of the Syrian war. It was Husrev’s personal former slave and protégé, Mehmed Rasid Pasha, whom Ibrahim captured in Konia only a few months after Rasid had been appointed as Grand Vizer at Husrev’s insistence. Given Husrev’s influence in the capital, his easy access to the Sultan and his ability to affect matters in the Palace, Mehmed Ali and Nagib Efendi felt that his personal presence there damaged their interests. After the conclusion of the truce of Kütahia (March 1833) whereby Ibrahim was named as governor of the Syrian provinces, while Mehmed Ali was reinstated in his position as vali of Egypt, Husrev continued to be seen by Mehmed Ali as his main obstacle in Istanbul. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1556

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s question about the birth of the modern Ottoman-Egyptian military nexus and Ottoman Pashas’ rivalry with Mehmed Ali.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1556