Mehmed Ali’s Greek campaign masked his true intention to invade Syria
Evidence
The Greek campaign, like the Hijaz campaign, is seen as a response to an order by the Sultan to subdue the rebellion that erupted among some of his subject population and to his inability to deal with such a challenge by relying solely on the forces of the central government. Like the previous two campaigns, this one is seen as having its specific reasons as well. The most important of these was the desire on the part of the Pasha to mask his true intentions of invading Syria, a desire to increase his own influence in the Ottoman capital, and also to revitalize Egypt’s Aegean trade, disrupted by the Greek revolt. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 194
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
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