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Mehemet Ali

American  
[mi-hem-et ah-lee, ah-lee, mey-met] / mɪˈhɛm ɛt ɑˈli, ˈɑ li, ˈmeɪ mɛt /

noun

  1. 1769–1849, viceroy of Egypt 1805–48.


Mehemet Ali British  
/ mɪˈhɛmɪt ˈɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. 1769–1849, Albanian commander in the service of Turkey. He was made viceroy of Egypt (1805) and its hereditary ruler (1841), founding a dynasty that ruled until 1952

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Another Albanian, Mehemet Ali, conquered Egypt, and it took the combined efforts of Britain, France and Czarist Russia to keep him out of Europe by sinking his fleet in 1827.

From Time Magazine Archive

These events will be found outlined in the article Mehemet Ali.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

These Mehemet Ali speedily retook by night with 4000 infantry and cavalry; but the enterprise was only partially successful.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

Remains of extensive workings were discovered in the northern Etbai by the French traveller, F. Cailliaud, in 1817, and the mines were re-opened for a short time under Mehemet Ali.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

In 1832 Mehemet Ali won a victory over the Turks near Alexandretta.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

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