Name of Object:

Muhammad Tawfiq Pasha (1852–1892)

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Holding Institution:

Austrian National Library

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Date of Object:

1879

Inventory Number:

PORT_00034435_01

Description:

Portrait of Muhammad Tawfiq Pasha (1852–1892). After the deposition of his father Ismail Pasha, Muhammad Tawfiq took over the government in Egypt. The Arabi revolution diminished his power radically. In 1882 he asked for help from Great Britain. British troops suppressed the Arabi revolution and occupied Egypt. Muhammad Tawfiq became ruler at the grace of the British government.

Type of Object

Print

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

PORT_00034435_01

Citation of this web page:

"Muhammad Tawfiq Pasha (1852–1892)" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;at;103;en

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MWNF Working Number: AT 104