Mehmed Ali's Rise to Power | 1801-1805

Sources:
All the Pasha's Men
Mehmed Ali: From Ottoman Governor to Ruler of Egypt

[keystonehistory]

BEFORE YOU COMMENT that Mehmed Ali was from [country x], I deliberately left this part out. The truth is that there are many conflicting claims about his ancestry (Albanian, Turkish, Kurdish, any mix of those three)
It is a topic of debate. The important thing to understand when watching this video is that he was not from Egypt, but an ousider from... somewhere. I'll let the ethnographers duke it out over his personal ancestry.

[emermbiemer]

He wasn’t just popular among the Albanians HE WAS AN ALBANIAN

[jonizymberi]

One important fact you left out is that Mehmed Ali Pasha himself was an Albanian, which is why he was able to quickly gain loyalty of the Albanian troops after Tahir (Thir) Pasha was killed. The life of Muhammad Ali Pasha after he was officially made Wali of Egypt is even more interesting. He tried to develop/modernise Egypt along European lines because he saw that the Ottoman Empire was in decline and also led numerous military campaigns to expand his state.

[sopoti]

Forgot to mention that he was Albanian and he took the army from Albania.

[shqipeAl]

There is the main thing forgotten in this video is that Mehmet Ali Pasha was actually Albanian. You missing my thumb up on video for not mention that if the main thing is about this character.

[robertosecret]

Throughout his rein, Turkish, not Arabic, was the official language of his court. And contemporaries who met him attested that, while he spoke Turkish competently, the only language he was really fluent in was Albanian. Yet his is a remarkable story. That an Albanian, a man from a small nation in what for many is an obscure corner of the Balkans, came to dominate and rule a large swathe of the Middle East, and laid the foundations of the modern Egyptian state.

[MisiKoupaNes]

Greece's Independence Heroes were all Albanians.
Egypt's Independence Hero and Ruler an Albanian.
Gjergj Kastrioti (Skenderberg) Ottoman Empires big daddy also an Albanian.
Ottoman Empire's most fierce, proud and powerful warriors and generals all Albanian.

[infernalrecap]

We dont want to take other shits cause we never take, we love what is ours we have full right to claim becasue the truth is he is Albanian not only him but also a lot of generals, governors, Ministrys of ottoman empire were Albanians also in best elite troops of jannisaries were albanians
GUERILA UNITE best Guerila warriors world has seen

[historycenter]

This channel is great. I'm so glad to have found it. Quite a gem this channel is.

[arsimdrmaku]

MEHMED ALI PASHA 1770-1849, GEORGE BASTA (GJERGJ BASTA)1550-1607 MERCURIO BUA (MERKUR BUA) 1478-1542 PATRONA HALIL (HALIL PATRONA)1690-1730, ALI PASHA TEPELENA 1740-1822 USW

[abrahamlincoln]

Why you didn’t mention that he was an Albanian just why

[manetho]

WOW! just WOW, as an Egyptian there is literally no video in our local media produced on that period of our history that compares to the quality and level of detail as this video, heck I'm a history buff and I vaguely know about some of the details you mentioned, and the analysis of the sequence of events is really amazing, sadly in Egypt there is a problem of ignorance and carelessness about our own history

edit: and very cool style, it reminds me of historia civilis

[evladifat]

As an Albanian I think Albanian Gorvernor is a realy great Leader and Egypt is lucky to had him.

[yesyes]

It pisses me off how some Albanians think the Egyptians wouldn’t be anything without them, or that the Egyptians owe them or some shit.
Sure Muhammad Ali was ethnically Albanian but does it really even matter? Catherine the great of Russia was ethnically German yet you don’t see Germans bragging about it and acting like Russians owe them.
And kid you not: I even saw some Albanians say they *cough* “technically conquered Egypt” because of Muhammad Ali pasha gaining power when fun fact: Muhammad Ali exiled some Albanians when he was in power.
Also, if a guy from.. say Denmark becomes ruler of Norway it doesn’t mean Denmark just conquered Norway becuase if that was the case then you could say Austria conquered Germany (Hitler was ethnically Austrian) and Georgia conquered Russia (Stalin was ethnically Georgian)

[evladifat]

Muhammed Ali Pasha's Dynasty wanted to became the Royal Family of Albania🇦🇱 instead of Kong Ahmet Zogu (1922-1939)

🇦🇱🤝🏻🇾🇪

[markwagdyel-magrisy]

Where is the sequel of the story?
Can you make more videos about Muhammad Aly??

[denizbeytekin]

very well explained, indeed the best explanation ever

[kabodra]

Bro, where is Part 2? 1 year has passed since you released this video, but you haven't done Part 2 yet

[dukagjini]

Muhamed Ali pasha was pure Albanian his mother was Albanian his father was Albanian .. in muhamedi time Albania had more land before slavic and Greeks stole Albanian lands .. and just for the end Thracian people are Albanian today Thracian are mixed with gypsis from Iran and Albanian

[pokapoka]

This video was awesome! Mehmed is underrated! If you can, maybe you can make videos on how mehmed got rid of the mamlukes. I would definitely watch that lol