Mehmed Ali staged humiliating receptions to display his supremacy over defeated rivals

Evidence

People had gathered in masses to see [‘Abdallah Pasha] and a larger number of statesmen [arbāb al-dawla] were waiting on shore to receive him. On disembarking … he was escorted to the palace … and when he entered the audience chamber he found among those waiting for him His Highness, Mehmed Ali Pasha, and the place was badly lit. Smilingly, the Pasha stood up to receive him and to calm him down. ‘Abdallah Pasha lowered his head and threw himself at His Highness’s feet kissing his cloak and asking for forgiveness. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 50

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s broader interest in Mehmed Ali’s theater of power and how he managed Ottoman-appointed rivals like Abdallah of Acre. — connects to: Mehmed Ali humiliated defeated ‘Abdallah Pasha through staged forgiveness in a dim hall — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 50; Mehmed Ali punished civilians harshly to deter dissent; Mehmed Ali punished market cheaters with ironic corporal penalties (+2 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Mehmed Ali humiliated defeated ‘Abdallah Pasha through staged forgiveness in a dim hall — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 50; Mehmed Ali punished civilians harshly to deter dissent; Mehmed Ali punished market cheaters with ironic corporal penalties (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Mehmed Ali humiliated defeated ‘Abdallah Pasha through staged forgiveness in a dim hall #exemplifies (0.97) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 50