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  Encyclopedia: Pasha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Abbas I (1813-1854), pasha of Egypt, was a son of Tusun Pasha and grandson of Mehmet Ali, founder of the reigning dynasty.
Mehmed Pasha Sokolović (in Turkish Sokollu Mehmet Paşa) (1505 or 1506-June 30, 1579) was born in the village of Sokolovići near the town of Višegrad in Bosnia of Serbian parents.
Tewfik Pasha (1852-1892) was a khedive of Egypt.
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 Encyclopedia: Pasha (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Pasha, a high rank in the former Ottoman Empire
Russian-speakers use Pasha as a diminutive form of the given name Pavel, equivalent to the English Paul.
In Finnish cuisine the term pasha refers to an Easter dessert.
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 Pasha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pasha (or pascha, bashaw; Turkish: paşa) originally from Persian padshah or padeshah meaning "king") was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire political system, typically granted to governors and generals.
As an honorary title, "Pasha" is roughly equivalent to "Sir".
Etymologists variously derive the word pasha from the Persian padshah, Turkish padishah, equivalent to "king" or "emperor", and from the Turkish bash (in some dialects pash), a "head", "chief", etc.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pasha   (357 words)

  
 Egypt - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
One faction of the Albanians put Ahmed Pasha Khorshidin (Khorshid Pasha, or Khurshid Pasha) in the seat of government, and Kurdish troops were sent from Syria to Cairo to strengthen Khorshid.
In 1833, two years after an invasion led by his son Ibrahim, the sultan appointed Mehmet pasha of Syria and the district of Adana, so that Mehmet now became the sole ruler of a large empire, while he was only responsible for a small tribute to the sultan.
The sultan Ahmed Fuad became King Fuad I. In April 1923 the constitution of the kingdom of Egypt as a hereditary constitutional monarchy was proclaimed.
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 Mustafa Pasha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mustafa Pasha, A seventeenth century Ottoman commander in Egypt.
Kara Mustafa Pasha, A seventeenth century Ottoman Vizier.
Mustafa Pasha was also the name of Svilengrad, Bulgaria until 1912.
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 Tripoli -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A new Turkish pasha, with vice-regal powers, was appointed and the state was made a vilayet of the Ottoman empire.
In May 1801 the pasha demanded from the United States an increase in the tribute ($83,000) which the U.S. government had been paying since 1796 for the protection of their commerce from piracy.
In 1835 the Turks took advantage of a local civil war to reassert their direct authority, and after that date Tripoli was under the direct control of the (The Ottoman court in Constantinople) Sublime Porte, rebellions in 1842 and 1844 being unsuccessful.
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 Encyclopedia: Armenian genocide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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Mehmed Talat Pasha was one of leaders of the Young Turks, Ottoman statesman, grand vizier (1917), and leading member of the Ottoman government from 1913 to 1918.
He was assigned to the headquarters of Jamal Pasha.
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 ipedia.com: Cairo Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The first hints of westernization began under the successors to Mehemet Ali with the introduction of a railway connection to Alexandria in 1851.
Significant change, however, did not occur until the reign of Isma'il Pasha when, in 1863, construction of the Suez Canal brought significant numbers of westerners to Egypt.
A network of gas lighting was installed by a French company and the railway lines were greatly expanded.
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 Ibrahim Pasha - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
During his father's struggle to establish himself in Egypt, Ibrahim, then sixteen years of age, was sent as a hostage to the Ottoman capitan pasha (admiral), but when Mehemet Ali was recognized as pasha, and had defeated the English expedition under General AM Fraser, he was allowed to return to Egypt.
When Mehemet Ali went to Arabia to prosecute the war against the Wahhabis in 1813, Ibrahim was left in command in Upper Egypt.
After his return he gave effective support to the Frenchman, Colonel Sève (Suleiman Pasha), who was employed to drill he army on the European model.
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 Alexandria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Much favored by the earlier viceroys of Mehemet Ali's house, and removed from the Mameluke troubles, Alexandria was the real capital of Egypt until Said Pasha died there in 1863 and Ismail Pasha came into power.
After a mutiny of soldiers there in 1881, the town was greatly excited by the arrival of an Anglo-French fleet inMay 1882, and on June 11 a terrible riot and massacre took place, resulting in the death of four hundred Europeans.
Since satisfaction was not given for this and the forts were being strengthened at the instigation of Arabi Pasha, the war minister, the British admiral, Sir Beauchamp Seymour (afterwardsLord Alcester), sent an ultimatum on July 10 and opened fire on the forts the next day.
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 Allegheny Township, Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It did not seem quite like a comic opera--Foulik Pasha and his men.html">men so egregiously important; Kingsley whimsically embarrassing position with the odds, the laugh, against her, a commonplace end.
He moved down to Foulik Pasha, and, taking responded, followed by his men, but presently turned and, before Dicky courteously: "May the truth.html">truth of Allah be with you, I will await you at the boat, drew Foulik Pasha on his imbecile way.
As for Kingsley Bey, he faced a woman who, as the truth dawned upon her, the doorway of the house as though to find sudden refuge.
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 Broadway Show Aida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Broadway, as the name implies, is a large, wide avenue in New YorkCity, New York, and is one of the oldest main north-south thoroughfares in thecity, dating back to the first Dutch New Amsterdam settlement.
Ismail Pasha, Khedive ofEgypt, commissioned Verdi to write the opera, paying him 80,000 francs.
It originally was planned to premier with the opening ofthe Suez Canal but was not finished in time.
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 Pasha - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This page was last modified 08:19, 15 Jun 2005.
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Pasha contains research on
Pasha, Role in Ottoman Political System, Honorific, Etymology and List of Notable pashas.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Pasha   (368 words)

  
 Mesothelioma - Alexandria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Though this prince continued to develop the city, giving it a municipality in 1861 and new harbour works in 1871-1878, he developed Cairo still more; and the center of gravity definitely shifted to the inland capital.
After a mutiny of soldiers there in 1881, the town was greatly excited by the arrival of an Anglo-French fleet in May 1882, and on June 11 a terrible riot and massacre took place, resulting in the death of four hundred Europeans.
Since satisfaction was not given for this and the forts were being strengthened at the instigation of Arabi Pasha, the war minister, the British admiral, Sir Beauchamp Seymour (afterwards Lord Alcester), sent an ultimatum on July 10 and opened fire on the forts the next day.
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 Ibrahim Pasha (disambiguation) - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ibrahim Pasha is the name of several Ottoman-era potentates from the Middle East and North Africa.
Ibrahim Pasha (1789 – 10 November 1848), a 19th century general and adopted son of Muhamad Ali of Egypt.
He put down the Wahhabi rebellion in the Arabian peninsula, and (in the end, unsuccessfully) tried to do the same during the Greek War of Independence.
www.grohol.com /psypsych/Ibrahim_Pasha_%28disambiguation%29   (194 words)

  
 Abbas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Abbas I of Egypt, egyptian pasha (1813 - 1854)
Abbas II of Egypt aka "Abbas Hilmi Pasha", egyptian khedive(1874 - 1944)
This is a disambiguation page; that is, onethat points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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 Ibrahim Pasha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ibrahim Pasha (1789 - November 10, 1848), Egyptian general, is sometimes spoken of as the adopted son of Mehemet Ali, pasha of Egypt.
He was born in his father's native town, Kavala in Thrace.
On December 11 1819 he made a triumphal entry into Cairo.
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 Brookfield Township, Michigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
These were penned together like cattle in a was fired in a similar manner to that which destroyed the Pasha.
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 Cairo
The first hints of westernization began under the successors to Mehemet Ali this included a railway connection to Alexandria in 1851.
Rather than rebuild the old city Isma'il instead elected to erect a new quarter to the west, along the bank of the Nile.
The project was carried out bu Ali Pasha Mubarak and designed by the French urban planner Pierre Grand.
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 Hanover Township, Pennsylvania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Now I'm prepared to bet a guinea, The page would have eloped with MINNIE, With me Sensation can't abide; And Nature is my only guide.
Ballad: Pasha Bailey Ben A proud.html">proud Pasha was BAILEY BEN, His form was dignified, but stout, To wait on PASHA BAILEY B., For B. was poor as well as proud.
His Presents They brought him onions strung on ropes, And balls of string, and shrimps, and guns, And candlesticks, and potted quails, And ornaments for empty grates.
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 eLibrary Project : Aida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
For other uses of the term, see Aida (disambiguation) "''Aida"'' is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italy,Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a story by Auguste Mariette.
Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt, commissioned Verdi to write the opera to celebrate the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, paying him 80,000 francs, but the premiere was delayed because of Franco-Prussian War.
The opera was met with great acclaim when it finally opened and continues to be a staple of the List_of_famous_operas,standard operatic repertoire.
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 Alexandria : Exploring Essential Information, Data and Explanation.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Since satisfaction was not given for this and the forts were being strengthened at the instigation of
Arabi Pasha, the war minister, the British admiral, Sir
Beauchamp Seymour (afterwards Lord Alcester), sent an ultimatum on July 10 and opened fire on the forts the next day.
www.llpoh.org /Styles_and_Architecture/Alexandria.html   (3638 words)

  
 Traveling the Electronic Highway: Libraries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Within a domain, say woodworking, there should be no ambiguity, but when the domain is unknown, or when discourse covers multiple domains, then disambiguation is often needed.
To simplify protection of literary works, copyrights can be registered with the U.S. Copyright office, by supplying a simple claim form and two copies of the work [1976 Copyright Act].
For complex works it is adequate if only part of the work is submitted; the submission should be sufficient to disambiguate eventual conflicts.
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