Mehmed Ali secured hereditary rule for his dynasty despite British opposition

Evidence

Throughout this study the army that the Pasha founded and indeed his entire regime are put in a wider Ottoman context. Chapter 7 closes then with an account of what the career of Mehmed Ali might look like if placed in this larger context, and specifically seeks to view Mehmed Ali’s encounter with Palmerston from that Ottoman perspective. The aim of this final chapter, then, is not to restore Mehmed Ali to center stage by closing the book with him, but to offer one last challenge to the nationalist account of the Great Pasha and of Great Britain’s hostility towards him. In contrast to the nationalist view according to which Mehmed Ali’s efforts were frustrated by Great Britain, this final chapter argues that the Pasha’s career was a highly successful one: he fought for hereditary rule for himself and for his sons who were to follow him, and this is precisely what he managed to accomplish. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 127

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to the reader’s stated goal of understanding Ottoman pashas and British lords’ performance; connects to how nationalist historiography distorts British role. — connects to: The 1841 firman granted Ali hereditary rule of Egypt; Balta Liman and the 1841 firman curtailed Mehmed Ali’s power; Mehmed Ali achieved his goal of hereditary rule — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 127 (+6 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 127

Broader Connections

• Mehmed Ali hoped to gain Syria while remaining a pardoned Ottoman vassal #qualifies (0.60)
• Mehmed Ali did not seek independence from the Ottomans until 1838 #qualifies (0.50) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 257
• Mehmed Ali’s ambivalence stemmed from rebellion against the Sultan while seeking his forgiveness #qualifies (0.50)
• Mehmed Ali framed his conquests as Ottoman reform, not rebellion, until 1838 #complicates (0.50) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 261
• Mehmed Ali’s wars against the Sultan were dynastic, not national #qualifies (0.40)