Wi: Muhammad Ali revolts against the ottomans during the Greek revolt

Could Muhammad Ali instead of aiding the ottomans against Greeks instead go for independence

How much Territory would he be to conquer and keep

Would Greeks be able to gain more Territory

Would this encourage other groups to revolt against the ottomans
 
Muhammed Ali could have revolted but knowing what Mahmud II did earlier (fight more against Ali pasha of Yanya than Greek rebels). If he was stupid he would fight the Ottomans before they are exhausted by the Greek war.
 
He wanted to during the Oriental Crisis

Did he? Well, I guess it would amount to Muhammad Ali Pasha proclaiming independence, crushing a couple rebellious Pashas, and nothing much changing except Egypt gets a fancy new flag.

After all, everyone accepted Egyptian independence in all but name.
 
Independence would do absolutely nothing to help him take Syria.

I was thinking more about the term to "revolt" than de jure independence". War against the Ottoman Empire is to revolt. If the great powers had not intervened Muhammad Ali could have ended up taking large parts of Asia Minor. In other words, the question of de jure independence really becomes irrelevant, as Egypt would be far more powerful than the Ottomans.
 
I was thinking more about the term to "revolt" than de jure independence".

In that case, this is far more reasonable.

War against the Ottoman Empire is to revolt. If the great powers had not intervened Muhammad Ali could have ended up taking large parts of Asia Minor.

Or even take Constantinople. Of course, in that case the empire would cease to be Egypt and instead the Sublime Porte with a different dynasty.

In other words, the question of de jure independence really becomes irrelevant, as Egypt would be far more powerful than the Ottomans.

Not quite. The Balkans, which were the heartland of the Ottoman Empire pre-1878, would still be under Ottoman rule. Anatolia was actually a backwater until 1878 meant that almost all of the remainder of the Empire was lost.

Why would american boxer revolt against ottomans?
Mama call him Clay, I call him Clay.

Jokes like these tend to derail highly interesting threads.
 
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