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Motivation for Syria invation
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1. Resources: Timber for Navy, Cotton and Silk. Tobacco.
2. Buffer to shield from Ottomans |
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Favorable Intl. condition @ time
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-Britain: Chartism
-France: French and Algerian revolt -Austria: Polish revolt |
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Ottoman @ time of Syria invasion
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-Infant army
-Navy was destroyed at Navarino -Renewed War w/Russia -Mahmud II was busy with centralization |
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Favorable conditions in Syria
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-Revolt in Damascus against OTT in 1831
-Peasants in S. Syria revolt against excessive taxation -Mt. Lebanon in union w/Rome |
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Military actions
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-Palestine occ. w/o opposition in 1831
-Egyptian Navy was unopposed in Med. -Headed by Ibrahim Parsha, defeated Ottomans 3 time and Syrian army in Anatolia -Prussia, Brtish, French int. in treaty of 1833 |
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Egypt under Ibrahim Parsha 1831-1840
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-Security promoted agriculture
-Opened Syria to European influenced -European manufacturers flooded market -European consuls in Damascus -Missionaries open schools |
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Anti Egyptian revolt 1834-1838
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Because of
-Conscription -Disarmament of population -Forced unpaid labor under Corvee (feudal labor) -Heavy taxation |
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Rebels
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-Hilly areas of Palestine/Mountains
-North: Druzes -South: Alawites |
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Suppression of revolt
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w/help of Bashir Shibab II, leader of Lebanon
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