Alexandria in the Ottoman Empire

The atlas holds 8 people and 13 moments here, from 1326 to 1918. The most recorded lives are Napoleon Bonaparte, Muhammad Ali of Egypt and Ibn Battuta.

Notable people

  1. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    in 1918

    1 moment here

    Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…

  2. Gustave Flaubert

    in 1849

    1 moment here

    French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…

  3. Ibn Battuta

    from 1326 to 1349

    2 moments here

    Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…

  4. Ibn Khaldun

    in 1382

    1 moment here

    Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…

  5. Mark Twain

    in 1867

    1 moment here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  6. Muhammad Ali of Egypt

    from 1801 to 1849

    3 moments here

    Ottoman Albanian military commander and wālī of Egypt from 1805 to 1848. Muhammad Ali consolidated power in Egypt, undertook campaigns in Arabia and…

  7. Napoleon Bonaparte

    from 1798 to 1799

    3 moments here

    French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

  8. Ulysses S. Grant

    in 1878

    1 moment here

    Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

Moments

  1. 1326 Arrives at Alexandria Ibn Battuta
  2. 1349 Revisits Alexandria's lighthouse Ibn Battuta
  3. 1382 Arrival at Alexandria Ibn Khaldun
  4. 1798 Takes Alexandria Napoleon Bonaparte
  5. 1799 Camps before Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
  6. 1799 Defeats Ottoman army at Abukir Napoleon Bonaparte
  7. 1801 Landing with the Ottoman expedition Muhammad Ali of Egypt
  8. 1839 Interview at his Alexandria palace Muhammad Ali of Egypt
  9. 1849 Death at Ras el-Tin Palace Muhammad Ali of Egypt
  10. 1849 Arrival in Alexandria Gustave Flaubert
  11. 1867 Prepares to leave Alexandria Mark Twain
  12. 1878 Arrival at Alexandria Ulysses S. Grant
  13. 1918 Birth in Bakos Gamal Abdel Nasser

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