Muhammad Ali seizes power in Egypt
1805 · Event
An Albanian Ottoman officer founds the dynasty that modernises Egypt and breaks from Istanbul's control.
On these timelines: North Africa, Anatolia / Byzantium / Ottoman / Turkey, Master
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