Mehmed Ali invaded Syria in 1831 without the Sultan’s consent.

Evidence

Be that as it may, what is important to note is that independence was not one of the conditions set forth by Mehmed Ali when he met Halil Pasha in Alexandria; this demand was persistently demanded by Ibrahim Pasha in letters sent to his father from his camp near Konia, but was not voiced by Mehmed Ali himself until much later. When Halil Pasha arrived with an offer of peace in Alexandria on 21 January 1833, Mehmed did not intend to raise the issue of independence with him, not only because he was wondering about European reactions to this bold move, but more probably because he could not contemplate it himself. … These are not the actions of someone who intends to pass on to his negotiating partner that his are going to be difficult terms to meet. Having won a decisive military victory this would have been the time to press with his demands for independence assuming that this was his desire and that he had been contemplating secession right from the start. However, in his negotiations with Halil Pasha, Mehmed Ali did not raise the issue of independence; again it was Ibrahim who was urging his father to do so. Mehmed Ali started asking for independence only in 1838; back in 1833 he could still not think of himself as being outside of Ottoman authority altogether. The inconclusive nature of the peace of Kütahia, therefore, was representative of the Pasha’s own ambivalent feelings towards the Ottoman Sultan and towards his own military activities against him. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 257 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Mehmed Ali cited Ottoman neglect as his justification for invading Syria; Egypt’s superior revenue extraction enabled the invasion of Syria. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1545; The 1827 Navarino disaster turned Ali against assisting the Sultan (+11 more)

Related

• Mehmed Ali did not seek independence from the Ottomans until 1838 (similarity 0.87)
• Mehmed Ali cited Ottoman neglect as his justification for invading Syria (similarity 0.85)
• Mehmed Ali initially demanded only Syria, not independence (similarity 0.83)
• The Sultan’s denial of Syria turned Mehmed Ali toward outright defiance (similarity 0.81)
• Mehmed Ali’s ambivalence about Ottoman authority shaped the Kütahia peace (similarity 0.81)
• Mehmed Ali’s Syrian campaign ran from 1831 to 1840. (similarity 0.81)
• Navarino’s aftermath drove Mehmed Ali to defy the Porte and covet Syria (similarity 0.80)
• Ottoman sultans distrusted Mehmed Ali from his earliest years in power (similarity 0.80)
• Husrev refused to step down and demanded Mehmed Ali keep only Egypt (similarity 0.80)
• Mehmed Ali invaded Syria partly because the Sultan denied him Syria as a reward (similarity 0.80)
• The military build-up of the early 1820s was long preparation for invading Syria. (similarity 0.80)
• Mehmed Ali sought Syria and a Sultan’s pardon simultaneously (similarity 0.80)
• Mehmed Ali’s four battlefield victories over the Ottomans yielded no legal independence (similarity 0.80)
• The peace of Kütahia conceded territories but denied Mehmed Ali independence. (similarity 0.79)
• Growing ambition clashed with Mehmed Ali’s Ottoman identity and religious scruples (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Mehmed Ali did not seek independence from the Ottomans until 1838 #qualifies (0.60) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 257