The Būlāq Press published Egypt’s earliest military laws and training manuals.

Evidence

The various military laws and training manuals which were the earliest publications of the Būlāq Press and which are housed in the Egyptian National Library make up the second group of contemporary documents that this study relies upon. In contrast to the very monolithic picture of power that comes across from reading these sources, the Archives, fortunately, also contains very valuable information in the form of the “journals” (yevmiyyet, lit. daily accounts) from the military camps and war fronts that include such documents as roll calls, inventory lists, courts martial, pay rolls and descriptions of marches and of battles. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 20

Categorization

• XREF: The origins of modern Egyptian army drill and regulation trace to early Būlāq Press publications, relevant to the reader’s interest in the army’s birth.