Muhammad Ali's rise to power
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Muhammad Ali rose to power in Egypt following a long, three-way civil war between the Ottoman Empire, Egyptian Mamluks who had ruled Egypt for centuries, and Albanian mercenaries in the service of the Ottomans. The conflict ended in victory for the Albanians (from Rumelia) led by Ali.[3][4]
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Muhammad Ali's rise to power | ||||||||
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Part of Ottoman wars in Africa and Muhammad Ali's campaigns | ||||||||
The massacre of the Mamluks at Cairo, Egypt, painted by Horace Vernet | ||||||||
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Belligerents | ||||||||
Ottomans | Rumelia faction (infantry and mercenaries from Rumelia) | Mamluks | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
Koca Pasha | Muhammad Ali Pasha | Muhammad Alfi | ||||||
Strength | ||||||||
Unknown | 6,000 Albanian mercenaries[1] | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | ||||||||
Unknown | Unknown | 3,000 Turkish-Egyptian Mamluks[2] |
The three-way struggle occurred following the French invasion of Egypt by Napoleon. After the French were defeated, a power vacuum was created in Egypt. The Mamluks had governed Egypt before the French invasion and still retained power in the region. However, Egypt was officially a part of the Ottoman Empire and many Ottoman troops who had been sent to evict the French were still present.