Ali Bey Al -Kabeer

Ali Bey Al -Kabeer is considered one of the greatest historical Mamluk characters in Egypt, and it is like the rest of the Mamluks, no origin is known, as the Mamluks were sold young and purchased and brought to Egypt, and then they embraced Islam, and they were subject to a military system and strict training, and then they start With political ascension, achieving influence and ascending towards control, Ali Bey Al -Kabeer was able to isolate the Ottoman governor to Egypt, and reach the position of the Sheikh of the country, where he took advantage of the Ottomans'' preoccupation in their war with Russia, so he was able to break the influence of the leader of the ascension, "Sheikh of the Arabs, Hammam bin Youssef Al -Hawari", as He managed to control Egypt with its maritime and tribal faces, and included the lands of the Levant and the Hijaz for it, but this did not last long, as his right arm, Muhammad Bey Abu Al -Dahab, turned against him and his property was lost, and it is worth noting that the events of the play Ahmed Shawky revolve around this historical character, which is an elaborate work that deserves interest.