What if Egypt Conquered Constantinople?

Howdy folks, it's been a while, seven months, as a matter of fact, but, for this time, I decided to finally create another full alternate history scenario to put on this channel! The scenario for this time is, What if Egypt Conquered Constantinople? Now, for those of you who haven't brushed up on your Egyptian history in a while, this scenario might seem a little weird. But, even so, it almost became a reality. Enjoy!

MUSIC:

Video Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:21 Mamluk Rule
1:39 Muhammad Ali
4:08 Rebellion
6:13 Egypt in Our Timeline
6:58 Scenario
10:03 Outro

[lhusted]

As an Egyptian, I say that you are the first person to make a video about this historical period with complete impartiality and credibility. Bravo🎉

[adamhenrywalker]

Instead of King-Emperor we’d have Pharaoh-Caesar

[avus-kwf]

1:36 Muhammad Ali is still alive in Albania fighting a proxy war with Tupac Who is still alive in Serbia

[boborappa]

An economic point you wouldn't know; Egypts attempt to industrialise was hampered by the Ottomans + Britian. Its production of cotton, especially during the American Civil war, should've enable the funding of these projects. But due to Eygpts bid for independance being stopped they never were able to take advantage. I believe there was a goal to make a canal themselves under Ali but after the loss, in 1854, the Ottomans gave the rights off in a bid between France and Britain.

[mint]

6:07 Austria also joined. They sent troops to invade the Levant along with the British (an Austrian led the fleet)

[tuhuttmesiii]

There is a difference between the Sultanian Mamluks who ended with the martyrdom of Tuman Bay, the last Mamluk who ruled Egypt, and the Ottoman Mamluks during the Ottoman era.

The Mamluks, in fact, came to Egypt as slaves, but they were raised in Egypt since they were young, and some of them were born in Egypt, and some of them were Egyptians (orphans).
The official name of the state was not the Mamluk Sultanate, it was (the Egyptian Sultanate) or the Egyptian home or the Kingdom of Egypt, but because of the long history of Egypt and the similarity of the name of Egypt throughout history, the different time periods are called the names of the ruling families, but the famous names in all references were the Egyptian Sultanate
The army itself consisted of 6, 000 Mamluks, and the entire army was made up of Egyptians, and it was called" "Al-Asker Al-Masry" means"the Egyptian military".

[CMAzeriah]

I don't think Britain would just "outright" join Germany. The Germans were still a challenger to British hegemony and the high seas fleet was a dagger at their jugular.

[Uubdou]

Great video! Egyptian history is so interesting around this time, as is this era in general. It's great to hear an alternate history YouTuber talk about it. You just got yourself a subscriber!

[InfernosReaper]

To be real, if Egypt didn't get defeated *twice* in war, they would have been in a better position to avoid occupation by the British or the French, as they would both be stronger *and* have better diplomatic ties with the 2 super powers, as well as know how to pit them against each other.

Also, not sure how there's gonna be a 1rst World War like in our timeline when Britain's involvement is the result of Germany violating Belgium's sovereignty, something they'd be more neutral on if Germany were an ally instead of France. More importantly, if the Balkans conflicts happen *decades* sooner, then assassinating an heir to a throne wouldn't even happen

[yannickluecker]

"He invited all the powerful Mamluks to a party only to turn around and murder them"

This is actually something that happened several times in the history of the muslim world. If I remember correctly, one of the early caliphs started the trend, and one of the most powerful rulers of medieaval Tunisia pulled the same trick as well. Invite a less than loyal nobility to a reconcilliation party and then just murder them all and seize their assets.

[najmaldiynzeyad]

At his time Mohammed Ali was way smarter than most of the ottomans sultans
It was a really weird time for the ottomans

[maddogbasil]

It would've been more of an idlamic commonwealth
A reformed islamic caliphate with renewed energy
It would've been amazing if he had taken all the ottoman lands and then reformed the military strng enough to play the Europeans against each other and slowly push them out of islamic lands

[TheAustrianAnimations]

I was always interested in the rise of Muhammad Ali of Egypt. It's impressive how he managed to turn Egypt from one of the Ottoman Empire's puppet states to a capable power enough to overthrow the Ottomans. Muhammad Ali of Egypt managed to establish a professional bureaucracy; built a functioning, industrial economy; and also made an effort to train a professional military and bureaucracy by sending Egyptian soldiers and officers to European schools. He then conquered Sudan and most of Arabia quite easily, thus forcing Bahrain, Qatar and Oman to be dependent on Egypt. The most impressive part is how he managed to almost overthrow his Ottoman masters (the Ottoman navy even defected to the Egyptians in 1840), now imagine if the European powers didn't intervene. Egypt would pretty much become a regional power in the Middle East while having a strong military and good economy. The Balkan states meanwhile would break away from the Ottomans. I'd also expect Egypt to have good relations with the French, with both partitioning North Africa and having a common British threat. With Egypt winning against the dying Ottomans in 1840, the new golden age for Egypt can start!

[ashiinsane]

Really well made video, impressed to find a video on this topic usually never looked at. In Short Egypt never really got the time to take off as an empire every time they almost did Europe united and brought it down. I guess they learned the lesson from Mamluks of Egypt lol, they slowed down colonization by about 800 years..

[maklo]

the question asked by everyone but Victoria 3 players

[potat]

as an egyptian, I can indeed confirm that mohamed ali did indeed execute all the mamluks in a party, at his castle, and the ones that tried to escape were caught by his son whom rode on his horse and jumped off a building idk how, and got the rest of'em, it is said the floor was filled with red blood that day

[minamaher]

Muhammad Ali made himself one of the Egyptians, the dear of Egypt, and the founder of modern Egypt, and I, as an Egyptian, am proud of his victories
And thank you for this video

[KameroonEmperor]

I dont think that Britain would've cared enought to take over Anatolia. I believe that realistically Pasha would eventually take over of what's left of the Ottoman Empire, simply the troubles of occupying anatolia would definetly outlarge the benefits of owning anatolia as a protectorate. If pasha took over the ottomans instead it would keep the status quo in the region without destroying the balance of power in the region as much as britain having anatolia.
Anyway great vid I hope you come back to alt history

[osehesham]

the one nation that could changed everything

[edgyflowerr]

just wanted you to know this showed up in my recommendation. nice editing and great video!!