Mehmed Ali : from Ottoman governor to ruler of Egypt /
"Kavalali Mehmed Ali Pasha often dubbed "the founder of modern Egypt", was one of the most important figures in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Born in what is now Greece, and seemingly headed for an everyday existence as a tobacco trader, he joined the Ottoman army at the age of t...
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oneworld,
2009
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| Series: | Makers of the Muslim world
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