Mehmed Ali admired Napoleon and ordered his biography translated into Turkish
Evidence
Being a military man himself and living on the fringes of this continent, Mehmed Ali must have been curious to know more about these armies that were the talk of the day. Indeed, the Pasha was a great admirer of the Emperor and even during his lifetime his flatterers used to “persuade him that he is a second Napoleon.” Later in his life he ordered a biography of Napoleon to be translated into Turkish and to be printed in the government press at Būlāq. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 421
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Category: Factual Claims
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