'Abbas I

(born 1813—died July 13, 1854, Banha, Egypt) Viceroy of Egypt (1848–54) under the Ottoman Empire . His rule was one of consolidation, when many of the Western-style reforms begun by his grandfather, Muhammad 'Ali , were either discontinued or neglected. Though generally distrusting of foreigners, ...

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