Abbas I of Egypt
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Abbas I (1813 - 1854) (Arabic: عباس الأول ), Pasha of Egypt, was a son of Tusun Pasha and grandson of Mehmet Ali, founder of the reigning dynasty of Egypt at the time.
As a young man he fought in Syria under Ibrahim Pasha, his real or supposed uncle. The death of Ibrahim in November 1848 made Abbas regent of Egypt. The following August of 1849, on the death of his grandfather Mehemet Ali (who had been deposed in July 1848 on account of mental weakness), Abbas succeeded to the pashalik, becoming the Pasha.
He has been often described as a mere voluptuary, but Nubar Pasha spoke of him as a true Turkish gentleman of the "old school". He was seen as a reactionary, morose and taciturn, and spent nearly all his time in his palace. He undid, as far as lay in his power, the works of his grandfather, both good and bad. Among other things he abolished trade monopolies, closed factories and schools, and reduced the strength of the region's army to 9,000 men.
He was inaccessible to adventurers bent on plundering Egypt of riches, but at the insistence of the British government, he allowed the construction of a railway from Alexandria to Cairo.
In July 1854 he was murdered in Benha Palace by two of his slaves, and was later succeeded by his uncle, Said Pasha.
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