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Buonaparte era and Egyptian administration orders detailed
The document outlines French imperial measures in Egypt including tax impositions and village payments managed by Intendants and Paymaster-general, five-day reports on arrears, and military discipline. It notes governance in Cairo, the Divan meeting, and officers, plus a French inquiry into gunpowder resources and local industry. It also contains letters praising Buonaparte’s conduct toward Cairo inhabitants and a report on the Ottoman alliance, mosques, and pilgrim caravans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buonaparte
Jas
Edt
Monge
Egypt
Nile
Cairo
Andreoff
Tallien
Rigel
Mecca
Giza
Law
Klouthe
Malta
Venice