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Egypt Province, Ottoman Empire
Although Egypt was an Ottoman province from the time of the Mamaluke wars, in its later years the Albanian born Mohammed Ali (Mehmet in Turkish) became king, fighting a war with the Ottomans over his desire for hereditary rule to be established there. During which he conquered Syria and Palestine until he was subdued by the Europeans and forced back to Egypt.
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