Bonaparte in Egypt and the Egyptians of To-Day

IN 1515 the Turks declared war upon Egypt, which at that time was governed by independent Mameluke Sultans, and on January 20, 1517, Cairo was captured. The Sultan Selim I. of Turkey was declared Sultan of Egypt, and when he re- turned to his own country he left a viceroy who should rule in his name, with the advice of twenty- four Mameluke chieftains. In 1750 a certain Mameluke, named Ali Bey, rose into prominence, and when, in 1769, the Porte ordered him to send 12,000 Egyptians to...
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IN 1515 the Turks declared war upon Egypt, which at that time was governed by independent Mameluke Sultans, and on January 20, 1517, Cairo was captured. The Sultan Selim I. of Turkey was declared Sultan of Egypt, and when he re- turned to his own country he left a viceroy who should rule in his name, with the advice of twenty- four Mameluke chieftains. In 1750 a certain Mameluke, named Ali Bey, rose into prominence, and when, in 1769, the Porte ordered him to send 12,000 Egyptians to serve against the Russians, he felt himself strong enough to revolt. Shortly afterwards, therefore, he pro- claimed himself Sultan of Egypt and Khakan of the Two Seas, and came to an understanding with Russia. In 1773, however, he was defeated, and Egypt passed once more under the rule of the Porte. A period of anarchy ensued, and at length, in 1782, a Turkish force marched into Egypt to restore order.