Mehmed Ali publicly named the Sultan and the peasantry as his two benefactors

Evidence

In 1836, and at the height of his career, Mehmed Ali is reported to have received a letter from one of his officials informing him that a number of workers had been imprisoned in the “factory” they were working in. The Pasha answered the official sternly telling him not to treat the fellahin in that brutal way. … Did I not tell you before [he reprimanded him], that the sources of my benefaction [lit. awliā’ ni‘matī] are two: Sultan Mahmud and the fellah. The reason I am repeating this to you is to urge you not to treat the fellah as your enemy … [since] our honor and glory and all we receive and give is due to the fellah and his efforts. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1539

Categorization

• QUESTION: Factory imprisonment of fellahin in 1836 starts to overlap with the conscription/labor systems the reader may want to trace.
• XREF: connects to: Mehmed Ali publicly designated Sultan Mahmud and the fellah as his twin benefactors — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1539; Mehmed Ali operated as a feudal lord toward both Sultan and fellahin — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1537; Mehmed Ali kept Friday prayers and coinage in the Sultan’s name after invading — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 182 (+3 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Mehmed Ali publicly designated Sultan Mahmud and the fellah as his twin benefactors — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1539; Mehmed Ali operated as a feudal lord toward both Sultan and fellahin — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1537; Mehmed Ali kept Friday prayers and coinage in the Sultan’s name after invading — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 182 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Mehmed Ali publicly designated Sultan Mahmud and the fellah as his twin benefactors #expands (0.97) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1539
• Mehmed Ali’s ambivalence toward the Sultan stemmed from his imperial ambitions #complicates (0.75)
• Mehmed Ali kept Friday prayers and coinage in the Sultan’s name after invading #complicates (0.74) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 182
• Mehmed Ali built his fellahin army to protect his post from the Sultan #complicates (0.73) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1688