Arabi Pasha
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Empires, Dynasties, British Empire, Ottoman Empire
- Curriculum: African History
Article abstract: Military significance: Laid the foundation for an Egyptian nationalist movement against the pretensions of both the Ottoman Empire and Great Britain.
Born into a peasant family, Arabi Pasha was conscripted into the army and earned his commission in 1862. He fought in the Egyptian-Ethiopian War but had an undistinguished career until he joined a secret nationalist society around 1877. Angered by the subordination of Egyptian officers and Ottoman complicity in allowing Britain and France to manage Egyptian finances, he participated in the failed...
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