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Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt

1789–1848 · 19th century

Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt was the eldest son of Muhammad Ali and the chief commander of his armies. He destroyed the Saudi capital Diriyah in 1818, fought in Greece in the 1820s, and conquered Syria in 1831–1833, defeating the Ottoman army at Konya. In 1848 he briefly ruled Egypt as regent for his ailing father.

Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
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Emirate of Diriyah

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