Ismail Pasha

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Interpretive Research Paper-Egyptian Ruling Elite

The country I studied during this project was Egypt, and the character I

was assigned to was Ismail Pasha, who was part of the Ruling Elite. Ismail was

the son of Ibrahim Pasha, who took the throne after Said Pasha's death. He ruled

Egypt from 1863 to 1879. He began his rule halfway through the American Civil

War, when Egypt experienced an immense growth in cotton trade, due to the

unavailability of American cotton. Ismail did not control his money well. He was

concerned with making Egypt seem attractive to surrounding countries and

nations. Which would help migration to Egypt. His attempts included throwing

magnificent parties on just about any occasion he could come up with. Although

he was the darling of Europe, (social class profiles, 1) he did not handle his

money responsibly. Ismail spent lavishly, and was very unwise about handling his

financial affairs, thus leaving himself open for criticism. He was committed to the

Suez Canal project, which he changed in two major ways: First of all, he

constructed a freshwater canal, and second of all, he refused to provide an infinite

amount of peasant labor. In 1866, he changed the manner in which the leaders

Ismail's life because it affected his economy, money situation, and his country very much

damaged Ismail's sovereignty, so obviously he was not happy with the decision. He

were mainly there for show. The British were in control now. So Egypt tied into

from Egypt. 1882 was the beginning of British Occupation.

on Egypt's loans, stopped paying his officials, and doubled the taxes on his

of Egypt because whatever he wanted the people to do, he could pretty much make them

people. But the debt was just too overwhelming. In 1876, England and France

paper, Ismail spent it all, and then some. His incredible, immense debt was his own fault,

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