because it was the middle east. the country encompassed all of what we now know as the middle east.
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Strictly speaking, when Napoleon invaded Egypt, the empire upon whose lands he was trespassing was the OTTOMAN EMPIRE. However, the Ottomans had very weak control over that area at the time. The local rulers were actually the MAMLUK Beys or Chieftains. While the Mamluks did not have de jureindependence, they were the effective rulers of Egypt. It was only after Napoleon was expelled from Egypt that the Ottoman Empire took a direct interest in governing the territory.
Some important people of the Ottoman Empire were Osman I, Murad I, Selim I, and Bayezid II Wali. Also on the list are Abdulmecid I, Mustafa II, and Mehmed IV. The Ottoman Empire existed from 1299 to 1923.
Countries took over by the ottoman empire in the 19th century include Moldavia, Somalia, Hungary, Egypt,
because it was the middle east. the country encompassed all of what we now know as the middle east.
Iraq
The Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great, the Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire.
Strictly speaking, when Napoleon invaded Egypt, the empire upon whose lands he was trespassing was the OTTOMAN EMPIRE. However, the Ottomans had very weak control over that area at the time. The local rulers were actually the MAMLUK Beys or Chieftains. While the Mamluks did not have de jureindependence, they were the effective rulers of Egypt. It was only after Napoleon was expelled from Egypt that the Ottoman Empire took a direct interest in governing the territory.
Some important people of the Ottoman Empire were Osman I, Murad I, Selim I, and Bayezid II Wali. Also on the list are Abdulmecid I, Mustafa II, and Mehmed IV. The Ottoman Empire existed from 1299 to 1923.
The Whirling Dervishes are interesting as a cultural relic of the Ottoman Empire and their help in the producing poetry and helping the administration of the Empire. However, they were not terribly important in the expansion or development of the empire.
Greece, Rome, Turkey, Persia, the Ottoman Empire and Britain have all colonised Egypt at various times.British
Countries took over by the ottoman empire in the 19th century include Moldavia, Somalia, Hungary, Egypt,
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Nominally still part of the Ottoman Empire but administered by the British.
The Eyalet of Egypt, a province within the Ottoman Empire, conquered the Somaliland coast (the area around and including Berbera) in 1548. This was the southernmost point in the Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman Turks was the first person to find Egypt and had a successful Empire