History of Ottoman Egypt — Egypt was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1517. Egypt was always a difficult province for the Ottoman Sultans to control. It remained dominated by the semi autonomous Mameluks until it was conquered by the French in 1798. After the French were … Wikipedia
Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) — Ottoman Mamluk War (1516–1517) Part of Ottoman wars in the Near East … Wikipedia
Egypt (disambiguation) — Egypt may refer to: *the country of the lower Nile Valley **the current Arab Republic of Egypt **historically, ***Ancient Egypt (prehistory to 30 BC) ***Roman Egypt (30 BC to AD 639) ***Arab Egypt (639 to 1250) ***Mamluk Egypt (1250 to 1517)… … Wikipedia
Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… … Universalium
Egypt Eyalet — ايالة مصر (Arabic) Eyalet i Mısır (Turkish) Egypt Eyalet Province of the Ottoman Empire … Wikipedia
Ottoman Empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Cap.: Constantinople. Also called Turkish Empire. * * * Former empire… … Universalium
Egypt Province, Ottoman Empire — Although Egypt was an Ottoman province from the time of the Mamaluke wars, in its later years the Albanian born Muhammad Ali (Mehmet in Turkish) became king, fighting a war with the Ottomans over his desire for hereditary rule to be established… … Wikipedia
Egypt — This article is about the modern country. For the ancient realm, see Ancient Egypt. For other uses, see Egypt (disambiguation). Arab Republic of Egypt جمهورية مصر العربية … Wikipedia
OTTOMAN EMPIRE — OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Balkan and Middle Eastern empire started by a Turkish tribe, led by ʿUthmān (1288–1326), at the beginning of the 14th century. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: sources … Encyclopedia of Judaism
EGYPT — EGYPT, country in N.E. Africa, centering along the banks of the River Nile from the Mediterranean coast southward beyond the first cataract at Aswan. The ancient Egyptians named their land Kemi, the Black Land, while the neighboring Asiatic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
