#ThisMonth in 1813: Mehmet Ali of #Egypt took the administration of the Eyalet of #Habesh inc. the port of #Massawa, eroding the power of the local Naib nobility, after he defeated the Saudis who led the Wahhabi uprising in the Arabian Peninsula. #Eritrea
https://zantana.net/mehmet_ali_of_egypt_takes_massawa/
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