The 1841 firman granted Ali hereditary rule of Egypt

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 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

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 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The 1841 firman capped Mehmed Ali’s army at 18,000 peacetime troops; 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 (+1 more)

Related

• Mehmed Ali secured hereditary rule for his dynasty despite British opposition (similarity 0.92)
• Mehmed Ali achieved his goal of hereditary rule (similarity 0.91)
• Balta Liman and the 1841 firman curtailed Mehmed Ali’s power (similarity 0.91)
• Many of Mehmed Ali’s institutions collapsed before his death (similarity 0.86)
• Mehmed Ali sought hereditary personal rule, not national independence for Egypt (similarity 0.85)
• The 1841 firman granted Egypt hereditary rule but capped its peacetime army at 18,000 (similarity 0.84)
• Mehmed Ali created a provincial power center rivaling Istanbul itself (similarity 0.81)
• Mehmed Ali’s rule over Egypt resembled feudal lordship between Sultan and subjects. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Mehmed Ali achieved his goal of hereditary rule #corroborates (0.80) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 127
• Mehmed Ali secured hereditary rule for his dynasty despite British opposition #corroborates (0.80) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 127
• Balta Liman and the 1841 firman curtailed Mehmed Ali’s power #corroborates (0.75)