The Beginnings of the Egyptian Question and The Rise of Mehemet Ali

A Study in the Diplomacy of the Napoleonic Era

Shafik Ghorbal

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2025
• eBook ISBN: 9781040315613
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Historical research which throws light on the consequences of the Napoleonic invasion of Egypt set in motion forces in 1798 which were, the author argued when this book was originally published in 1928, still at work in the East and West. The book traces the diplomatic history of the events which led to the rise of Mehemet Ali, the founder of modern Egypt and was based on meticulous research of source material in British and French archives.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Prefatory Note
• Chief Abbreviations
• List of Diplomatic Representatives of Britain, France, Russia and Austria in Constantinople and Their Consuls in Egypt From 1798 to 1812
• Introduction
• I. The Genesis of the Expedition
• II. The Conquest of Egypt
• III. The Anglo-Turkish Alliance
• IV. The New Dependency
• V. The Syrian Campaign
• VI. The Directory and the Expedition
• VII. Negotiations Relating to the Convention of El-Arish
• VIII. The Expulsion of the French from Egypt, 1800–1801
• IX. The Foundations of Peace, 1801–1802
• X. The First British Occupation of Egypt, 1801–1803
• XI. The Near Eastern Factor in the Renewal of the Second Coalition, 1802–1805
• XII. The Rise of Mehemet Ali, 1803–1806
• XIII. The War Between Russia and Turkey and the Second British Invasion of Egypt, 1806–1807
• XIV. From Tilsit to Bucharest, the Stalemate in the East, 1807–1812
• XV. Mehemet All the Years of Preparation, 1807–1812
• XVI. Authorities
• A. Revisions and Notes :
• 1. J. P. Morier and the “Ruse De Guerre“
• B. The Report of Sebastiani
• Index