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Said Pasha Biography and Timeline

Follow Said Pasha through 6 dated historical records for Egypt.

Said Pasha, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records
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1854–1859Years on this page

1854

Wali of Egypt

Pasha · Wali of Egypt · Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Succeeds Abbas I and becomes Wali of Egypt.

Role range: 1854-1863

Canal Concession

Pasha · Wali of Egypt · Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Grants the first concession for construction of the Suez Canal.

Role range: 1854-1863

Sovereignty of Canal Concession

Pasha · Wali of Egypt · Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Grants de Lesseps a concession that gives a foreign company rights to build and operate the future Suez Canal.

Role range: 1854-1863

1856

Canal Neutrality

Pasha · Wali of Egypt · Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Issues a second canal concession requiring equal access for merchant vessels.

Role range: 1854-1863

Sovereignty of Canal Concession

Pasha · Wali of Egypt · Cairo · Government / Government of Egypt

Approves a second concession defining the Suez Canal Company's rights and obligations under Egyptian authority.

Role range: 1854-1863

1859

Construction of Suez Canal

Pasha · Wali of Egypt · Port Said · Government / Government of Egypt

Allows construction to begin at Port Said under the Suez Canal Company concession.

Role range: 1854-1863

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.