. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . on and insolence were punished with the greatest severity; schools wereopened, and the pashas and beys were ordered to send their sons to Europeto study. During this time his sons conquered the neighbouring countries—Kordofan, Darfur, etc. Except for the tribute which he paid, Mehemet Aliwas a veritable sovereign. The Revolt of Mcheinet Ali The embarrassment occasioned the sultan by the resistance of the oldTurkish party a
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . on and insolence were punished with the greatest severity; schools wereopened, and the pashas and beys were ordered to send their sons to Europeto study. During this time his sons conquered the neighbouring countries—Kordofan, Darfur, etc. Except for the tribute which he paid, Mehemet Aliwas a veritable sovereign. The Revolt of Mcheinet Ali The embarrassment occasioned the sultan by the resistance of the oldTurkish party appeared to Mehemet Ali to offer a favourable moment forthe conquest of his independence; however, being resolved not to throw offthe mask until in the last extremity, he sought for reasons to colour his began by refusing to pay the arrear tribute of eighteen months, arguingthat the sacrifices which he had imposed upon himself during the last warfurnished an equivalent; finally his disagreements with Abdallah, pasha ofAcre, offered him the desired occasion. Abdallah refused to withdraw theprotection which he was giving to contraband goods from Egypt and to. Palace of Gezyret, Cairo deliver up the fellahs who had taken refuge in his realm; immediately fiftythousand men, commanded by Ibrahim, invaded Syria (October 20th, 1831).In the space of a few days Jaffa, Gaza, and Kaiffa were captured and Ab-dallah was shut up in Acre. The sultan commanded Mehemet Ali to recallhis troops and submit the disagreement to him, promising full and promptjustice. The pasha replied by demanding the investiture of Syria as a con-dition of his obedience. A hatti-sherif declared him firmanli (outlawed), andHussein Pasha was ordered to march against the Egyptians. In the meantime Acre, although valiantly defended, was at the last extremity; on May 452 SOME MINOR STATES [lS3-i-18» 27th, 1832, Ibrahim delivered an attack, and Abdallah, aftor a desperate resist-ance, was obliged to surren
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