Muhammad Ali Pasha
Ottoman governor of Egypt whose military and economic reforms made him the founder of modern Egypt.
| Lived | 1769 – 1849 |
| Known as | Ruler of Egypt |
| Birthplace or main place | Kavala |
| Places on the map | Cairo, Alexandria |
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Who ruled these places in his lifetime
| Place | At birth (map of 1700) | At death (map of 1815) |
|---|---|---|
| Kavala | Ottoman Empire | same |
| Cairo | Ottoman Empire | Egypt |
| Alexandria | Ottoman Empire | Egypt |
From the border maps nearest to each date; borders are approximate.
Events in his lifetime
| Year | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1798 | Napoleon enters Cairo | Cairo |
Battles and sites of the time
- Battle of Çeşme · 1770
- Battle of Austerlitz · 1805
- Battle of Leipzig · 1813
- Battle of Navarino · 1827
Further reading
Contemporaries
| Lived | Person | |
|---|---|---|
| 1778 – 1850 | José de San Martín | Leader of South American independence |
| 1785 – 1850 | Lin Zexu | Qing official |
| 1749 – 1832 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | Writer |
| 1780 – 1839 | Ranjit Singh | Maharaja of the Sikh Empire |
| 1743 – 1826 | Thomas Jefferson | Third president of the United States |
| 1770 – 1827 | Ludwig van Beethoven | Composer |
| 1769 – 1821 | Napoleon Bonaparte | Emperor of the French |
| c. 1758 – 1819 | Kamehameha I | King of Hawaiʻi |
| 1783 – 1830 | Simón Bolívar | Liberator of South America |
| 1802 – 1885 | Victor Hugo | Writer |
Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.