During the Oriental Crisis, Russia and Austria took sides against Muhammad Ali’s Egypt as it expanded into territories held by the Ottoman Empire. Even though Russia and Austria weren’t on good terms with the Ottomans, they weren’t fans of a rising Egypt.
However, what if Muhammad Ali decided to make an alliance with Russia and Austria into partitioning the Ottoman Empire? Could it be possible to get him to get Russia and Austria on board? What would Muhammad have to do to ensure this alliance?
And assuming the three powers agree to work with each other, how does this affect the history of the world? Could we see Muhammad Ali’s Egypt as the basis of a pan-Arab nation? Could Egypt become a major power and not be dominated by the British? Would it be able to fund its own project for the canal? Could Egypt be able to expand across Africa and other parts of the Middle East?
How much of the Ottoman Empire would be realistically partitioned? How will the various groups like Armenians, Greeks, Serbs, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians, Bulgarians, Albanians, etc be affected? And how will Europe be affected by the changes?
However, what if Muhammad Ali decided to make an alliance with Russia and Austria into partitioning the Ottoman Empire? Could it be possible to get him to get Russia and Austria on board? What would Muhammad have to do to ensure this alliance?
And assuming the three powers agree to work with each other, how does this affect the history of the world? Could we see Muhammad Ali’s Egypt as the basis of a pan-Arab nation? Could Egypt become a major power and not be dominated by the British? Would it be able to fund its own project for the canal? Could Egypt be able to expand across Africa and other parts of the Middle East?
How much of the Ottoman Empire would be realistically partitioned? How will the various groups like Armenians, Greeks, Serbs, Assyrians, Kurds, Circassians, Bulgarians, Albanians, etc be affected? And how will Europe be affected by the changes?