Historedia
Person

Sa'id of Egypt

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1859

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sa'id of Egypt, 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. Ground broken for the Suez Canal at Port Said

    1859

    Role: Founder of Port Said

    1. 25 April 1859 · Port SaidSymbolic Groundbreaking at Port Said

      Ferdinand de Lesseps performed the first symbolic pickaxe swing at Port Said on 25 April 1859, signaling the start of construction.

Sources

  1. Port Said Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06