Muhammad Ali Research Paper

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Multiple things happened because of Muhammad Ali’s agricultural reform. Muhammad Ali came into leadership after Napoleon failed to win over Egypt. The Ottomans sent Muhammad as part of a force to help lead Egypt. Later he broke away from the Ottoman control and started his own way of leading. In 1831 Muhammad started a series of battles in which he gained control of Syria and Arabia. Little by little, Muhammad and his forces were being recognized as the rules of Egypt.
As Muhammad got more involved in his leadership, he began creating a series of reforms in the military and in the economy. Without any help, he directed a change in Egyptian agriculture. He changed to a new plantation cash crop, called cotton. Because of this agricultural

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