Downfall and Death of Ali Bey
- When
- 8 May 1773
- Where
- Cairo
- Part of
- Death of Ali Bey
Ali Bey died on 8 May 1773 after the insubordination of his general Abu al-Dhahab, who returned from Syria to Egypt, ended his rule.
The insubordination of Abu al-Dhahab, Ali Bey's most trusted general, led to Ali Bey's downfall and death. A few days after a major victory over the governor of Damascus, Uthman Pasha al-Kurji, by the allied forces of Daher al-Umar and Ali Bey on 6 June 1771, Abu al-Dhahab refused to continue the fight after an Ottoman agent stirred up mistrust between him and Ali Bey, and hastily returned to Egypt. Ali Bey died on 8 May 1773.
Sources
- Ali Bey al-Kabir Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-07
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