Muhammad Ali declares independence after the Battle of Konya

Say Muhammad Ali declares independence after the Battle of Konya

Would this lead to a early European intervention or would they accept it



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian–Ottoman_War_(1831–33)#Battle_of_Konya
Hard to Say. Some powers like Russia might welcome a weakening of the Ottomans. Maybe further revolts on the European part of the Empire follow. Some powers might see the oppurtunity to establish themselves in Syria and Egypt by invading it themselves, maybe later. Maybe Mehmet Ali and His sucessors can further pull a Meiji and become a force to reckon with in the Middle East in the long term.
 
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