The Struggle for Power in Ottoman Egypt in the Early XVIII Century as reflected in Arabic Ottoman Chronicles

Abstract

This article concerns the struggle for political power in Ottoman Egypt in the early XVIII century, which resulted in the domination of this province of the Ottoman empire by the leaders of the Mamluk factions and in the relegation of the Ottoman Administration to a secondary role.

Keywords

• the ottoman egypt
• the mamluks
• the ottoman administration
• , the struggle for power
• control