Ismail Bey

Biography:

Ismāʿīl Bey also known as Ismail Bey al-Kabir was a Mamluk emir and regent of Ottoman Egypt. Ismail was supposedly of Georgian origin and became a Mamluk of the Emir Ali Bey al-Kabir in Egypt. During the Russo-Turkish War Ali Bey used the opportunity to declare Egypt's independence from the Ottoman empire. On Ali's behalf Ismail Bey suppressed a pro-ottoman revolt in Lower Egypt.