Urabist officers joined the Mahdist revolt after their 1883 defeat

Evidence

The ‘Urābī Revolution of 1881–2, in addition to being a revolution by various sectors of the urban and rural population against European dual control, was also a revolt of these estranged Arabic-speaking fellah officers against their Turkish-speaking superiors. This domination was represented most clearly by the system, initially put down fifty years earlier by Mehmed Ali and Ibrahim Pasha, whereby only Turkish-speaking officers were allowed to be promoted to high ranks in the army as well as in the civilian bureaucracy. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1368 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Egyptian soldiers joined the Mahdï after the `Uräbï rebellion’s defeat; Egyptian Urabist officers joined the Mahdi out of resentment against the khedive; The ‘Urabi Revolt was partly a revolt of Arabic-speaking officers against Turkish-speaking superiors. — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1368 (+2 more)

Related

• The ‘Urabi Revolt was partly a revolt of Arabic-speaking officers against Turkish-speaking superiors. (similarity 0.90)
• Egyptian soldiers joined the Mahdï after the `Uräbï rebellion’s defeat (similarity 0.85)
• The 1881Urābī Revolution partly pitted Arabic-speaking fellah officers against Turkish-speaking superiors. (similarity 0.83)
• Egyptian Urabist officers joined the Mahdi out of resentment against the khedive (similarity 0.82)
• Elite loyalties were suspect when they wavered during the 1881 Urabi rebellion (similarity 0.82)
• Egyptian soldiers served under Turkish officers in the reformed army (similarity 0.81)
• Egypt’s military rebellion and Sudan’s Mahdist revolt rose simultaneously but remained uncoordinated (similarity 0.80)
• Mehmed Ali’s officer corps spoke Turkish while common soldiers spoke Arabic. (similarity 0.80)
• Egyptian army officers joined the Mahdist cause mainly from resentment at the khedive’s betrayal (similarity 0.79)
• Sudanese and Egyptian discontents erupted simultaneously against shared Ottoman authority (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Egyptian Urabist officers joined the Mahdi out of resentment against the khedive #corroborates (0.80)
• The ‘Urabi Revolt was partly a revolt of Arabic-speaking officers against Turkish-speaking superiors. #expands (0.35) — Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed Ali, his…, 1368
• Sudanese Mahdist forces denounced Egyptian rule for religious and economic exploitation. #complicates (0.30)
• Egyptian soldiers coined a slur for Sudanese from a Mahdist leader’s name #complicates (0.30)