Wāli of Egypt
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The Wāli of Egypt was the Ottoman-appointed governor of Egypt, a powerful provincial ruler who often exercised significant autonomy from the central empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khedive of Egypt (de facto) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman provincial governorship
ⓘ
governor ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Muhammad Ali’s reforms in Egypt
ⓘ
Ottoman conquest of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution |
Egyptian provincial divan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman army in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| degreeOfAutonomy | high, especially in the 19th century ⓘ |
| endTime | 1867 ⓘ |
| governingSystem | Ottoman eyalet system ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction |
defense of Egypt for the Ottoman Empire
ⓘ
implementation of Ottoman imperial policy in Egypt ⓘ maintenance of order in Egypt ⓘ |
| governs | Egypt Eyalet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
judicial matters in Egypt
ⓘ
military affairs in Egypt ⓘ provincial administration in Egypt ⓘ tax collection in Egypt ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Ottoman–Mamluk power transition in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Arabic ⓘ |
| languageOfOffice | Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | viceroy ⓘ |
| notableOfficeHolder |
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kavalalı dynasty rulers ⓘ Muhammad Ali Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHierarchyLevel | provincial governor ⓘ |
| officeType |
hereditary de facto in later period
ⓘ
non-hereditary de jure Ottoman office ⓘ |
| oftenCharacterizedAs | semi-autonomous ruler ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman provincial administration ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mamluk Sultan of Egypt ⓘ |
| relatedOffice |
Bey of Tunis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vali of Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionContext | Sunni Islam-dominated administration ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Khedive of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Porte (Ottoman central government) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment by imperial decree (firman) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1517 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Sultan of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxationRole | collection and remittance of taxes to Istanbul ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Ottoman period in Egypt ⓘ |
| titleUsedBy | Muhammad Ali Pasha until 1867 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khedive of Egypt (de facto)