ARABIC 2702 Lecture 3: 2702L3.docx
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In order to become the absolute ruler of egypt he invited mamluk dignitaries to his fortress and when they arrived, he ordered his men to lock the gates of the fortress and all the mamluks were slaughtered: he wanted to establish an empire in the middle east with egypt as its center, he was fascinated by the french technological achievements, during his rule he was able to conquer syria and he reached the turkish borders (of today), and he conquered the southern region of sudan and was one of the few rulers who was able to occupy parts of saudi arabia. 1826 muhammad ali sent a group of egyptian students to france and he made the mistake of sending an imam by the name of r. r. al tahtawi: tahtawi was sent to serve as the spiritual guide of a group of egyptian students.