Johnston Shirley: Egyptian Palaces and Villas: Pashas, Khedives, and Kings
Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: When Napoleon conquered Egypt in 1799, he overthrew the last of the sultans who had ruled the country for centuries. When his army withdrew in 1801, Mohammed Ali, a ruthless and yet forward-looking soldier of fortune from the Balkans, seized power. Despite nominally representing the Ottoman Empire they ruled independently and so created modern Egypt. They brought unheard of prosperity, that was…