Egypt's North‐Eastern boundary in Sinai
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10279814 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yitzhak Gil‐Har (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 135-148 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3206 • E-ISSN: 1743-7881 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00263209308700938 |
| OpenAlex | W2034502982 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
The findings in this article are at variance with those of most historians and the subject is treated by taking into consideration the whole chain of events of more than the hundred years which preceded the boundary delimitation, thus trying to cast a new light on the full historical process. The history of the boundary is connected with the history of Mohammed Ali, who was appointed in 1805 as Vali of Egypt with the title of viceroy.3 Mohammed Ali Pasha, during the years 1822-41, extended his authority over a large part of the Ottoman empire in the Sudan and the Levant. He thus endangered not only the existence of the Ottoman empire but also its position in the European political equilibrium. Four European powers, Great Britain, Prussia, Austria and Russia, whose policy aimed at the preservation of the integrity of the Ottoman empire, intervened in the conflict and imposed a political settlement upon both sides (France acted outside the European consensus and supported the cause of Mohammed Ali). The new order had two components. The first was a withdrawal of Mohammed Ali's forces from almost all his possessions in the Levant. The second was a set of rights and duties regularizing the bilateral relations between the Ottoman Sultan as a sovereign and Mohammed Ali Pasha as a vassal. These arrangements were set out in the Sultan's Firman of investiture dated 23 May 1841 and in the Grand Vizir's letter enclosing
Ancient history · Empire · Pasha · Political science · Politics · Settlement (finance · Sovereignty · History · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |