Historedia
Person

Ahmed Urabi

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1880–1882

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ahmed Urabi, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. British occupation of Cairo, 1882

    1880–1882

    Role: Egyptian army officer and rebel leader

    1. 1880–1882 · EgyptDebt-Driven European Control

      Isma'il's projects created immense debt, providing a pretext for European control culminating in the 1882 invasion.

    2. 1881–January 1882 · EgyptUrabi Revolt and Joint Note

      Ahmed Urabi mutinied against Khedive Tewfik Pasha in 1881, leading to unrest and a Joint Note in 1882.

    3. September 1882 · Cairo, EgyptBritish Occupation of Cairo

      British troops occupied Cairo in September 1882, establishing partial military occupation and governmental supervision over Egypt.

  2. 'Urabi revolt breaks out in Egypt

    1882

    Role: Leader of the revolt

    1. June 11-12, 1882 · AlexandriaViolence in Alexandria

      Political turmoil exploded into violence on the streets of Alexandria on June 11, 1882, and anti-Christian riots broke out there the following day.

Sources

  1. Anglo-Egyptian War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
  2. Bombardment of Alexandria Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
  3. Urabi revolt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
  4. Ahmed Urabi Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25