Flag of Egypt Eyalet

Flag of Egypt Eyalet

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Description

  • The flag of Ottoman Egypt (the Egypt Eyalet) was a red field, reflecting the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire, which used red as its imperial colour
  • Egypt was an Ottoman province from 1517 until the rise of Muhammad Ali Pasha, who established a semi-independent dynasty in the early 19th century
  • Construction: a plain red field. Various crescent and star devices were sometimes added. Ratio approximately 2:3

Trivia

  • Ottoman Egypt was technically a province but operated with significant autonomy under Muhammad Ali's dynasty
  • The red flag was shared with much of the Ottoman Empire, which used red as its imperial colour

Flag of Egypt Eyalet (Ottoman province)

The flag of Ottoman Egypt (the Egypt Eyalet) was a red field, reflecting the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire, which used red as its imperial colour. Egypt was an Ottoman province from 1517 until the rise of Muhammad Ali Pasha, who established a semi-independent dynasty in the early 19th century.

Ottoman Egypt was technically a province but operated with significant autonomy under Muhammad Ali's dynasty. The red flag was shared with much of the Ottoman Empire, which used red as its imperial colour.

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      "The Ottomans administered Egypt as an eyalet of the their Empire (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت مصر‎‎ Eyālet-i Mıṣr) ",
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