Egyptian and Ottoman influence in Eritrea

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colonial history foreign influence in Eritrea historical period

Egyptian and Ottoman influence in Eritrea refers to the period when Egypt and the Ottoman Empire exerted political, military, and commercial control over parts of present-day Eritrea prior to Italian colonial rule.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial history ⓘ foreign influence in Eritrea ⓘ historical period ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime	late 19th century ⓘ
followedBy	Italian Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	Egyptian ambitions in the Horn of Africa ⓘ Ottoman expansion in the Red Sea ⓘ competition with European powers in the Red Sea ⓘ control of Red Sea trade routes ⓘ
hasEffect	changes in local power balances among coastal chiefs ⓘ construction and improvement of coastal fortifications ⓘ development of Massawa as a regional port ⓘ foundation for later Italian colonial administration in coastal areas ⓘ greater use of Arabic as a language of trade and administration on the coast ⓘ increased contact between Eritrean societies and the Middle East ⓘ increased slave and commodity trade through Eritrean ports ⓘ integration of Eritrean ports into Red Sea trade networks ⓘ introduction of Ottoman administrative practices on the Eritrean coast ⓘ introduction of Ottoman–Islamic legal and fiscal concepts in some coastal areas ⓘ military conflicts with Ethiopian highland polities ⓘ spread of Islam along the Eritrean coast ⓘ
hasLocation	Dahlak Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ Keren region NERFINISHED ⓘ Massawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea coast of Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ Suakin region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Ethiopian–Eritrean highlands ⓘ
hasPart	Egyptian influence in Eritrea ⓘ Ottoman influence in Eritrea ⓘ
involves	Beja groups NERFINISHED ⓘ Khedivate of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Tigre-speaking communities ⓘ Tigrinya-speaking communities ⓘ local Eritrean coastal polities ⓘ
overlapsWith	Ethiopian–Egyptian conflicts of the 19th century NERFINISHED ⓘ Habesh Eyalet NERFINISHED ⓘ Khedivate of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahdist Sudan period NERFINISHED ⓘ
precedes	Italian colonization of Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Egyptian expansion in the Horn of Africa ⓘ Ottoman Empire in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea trade history ⓘ history of Eritrea ⓘ
startTime	16th century ⓘ
timePeriod	Egyptian expansion under Khedive Ismail ⓘ Ottoman control of Habesh Eyalet ⓘ

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Italian colonization of Eritrea → precededBy → Egyptian and Ottoman influence in Eritrea ⓘ