Ali Bey al-Kabir

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Ali Bey al-Kabir was an 18th-century Mamluk leader in Egypt who briefly asserted de facto independence from the Ottoman Empire and expanded his control into parts of the Levant.

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Ali I Bey 1

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instanceOf 18th-century Egyptian person
Mamluk ruler
historical figure
military commander
political leader
alsoKnownAs Ali Bey al-Kabir al-Jirjawi NERFINISHED
Ali Bey the Great NERFINISHED
birthPlace Abkhazia NERFINISHED
conflictWith Ottoman central authority NERFINISHED
controlledTerritory Egypt NERFINISHED
parts of the Levant
countryOfActivity Egypt NERFINISHED
employer Mamluk household in Egypt
ethnicOrigin Abkhaz
governanceType military oligarchic rule
governedFrom Cairo NERFINISHED
governmentalRole tax and revenue control in Egypt
historicalRegion Ottoman Egypt NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance major 18th-century challenger to Ottoman rule in Egypt
languageOfRecord Arabic
legacy precursor to later movements for Egyptian autonomy
militaryRank Mamluk bey NERFINISHED
name Ali Bey al-Kabir NERFINISHED
notableFor asserting de facto independence of Egypt from the Ottoman Empire
challenging Ottoman authority in the 18th century
expanding Egyptian control into parts of the Levant
opponent Ottoman Empire
politicalMovement Egyptian autonomy from the Ottoman Empire
politicalRole power broker among Mamluk factions in Egypt
politicalStatus de facto independent ruler under nominal Ottoman suzerainty
positionHeld de facto ruler of Egypt
shaykh al-balad of Egypt NERFINISHED
powerBase Mamluk military elite in Egypt
regionOfMilitaryActivity Egypt NERFINISHED
Levant NERFINISHED
religion Islam
socialStatus Mamluk slave-soldier who rose to power
sphereOfInfluence Egyptian politics
Levantine politics
timePeriod 18th century
typeOfIndependence de facto independence without formal recognition

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Ottoman period in Egypt officeHolder Ali Bey al-Kabir
Muradid dynasty hasMonarch Ali Bey al-Kabir
this entity surface form: Ali I Bey