Ismail Pasha

[ is-mah-eel pah-shah ]

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Ismail Pasha

/ ˌɪzmɑːˈiːl ˈpɑːʃə /

Ismail Pasha18301895MEgyptianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1830–95, viceroy (1863–66) and khedive (1867–79) of Egypt, who brought his country close to bankruptcy. He was forced to submit to Anglo-French financial control (1876) and to abdicate (1879)

It was also alleged that the plot comprised the deposition of the Khedive and the restoration of Ismail Pasha.

Many others were arrested simply as a matter of precaution, or because they were adherents of Halim or Ismail Pasha.

Nothing further was done until after Ismail Pasha ascended the throne, in 1863.

The following year, Ismail Pasha ventured on a new speculation, the production of cane sugar.

Let mention be made here of Ismail Pasha, ex-viceroy of Egypt.

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