 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Egypt yave iri chikamu cheOttoman Empire kwemazana emakore. Zvisinei, kutanga mukupera kwezana ramakore rechi19, simba reBritain munyika rakatanga kuwedzera sezvo maSultan eEgypt akaratidza kuwedzera kusakwanisa kutarisira nyaya dzemari dzenyika uye akatanga kukwereta zvakanyanya kubva kune vamwe vatengesi vekunze, kusanganisira vezvemabhizimisi vekuBritain. Pakupedzisira, vaBritain vakakunda Ijipitiuye vakagadza dziviriro pamusoro penyika, vakaunza Egipita de facto muUmambo hweBritain. Sorutivi rworudzi urwu rwakachengetedzwa, vaBritain vakavimbisa kudzivirira Egipita pakurwiswa neOttoman, Africa neEurope uye kusambokumbira rubatsiro rwavo mukurwisana kwomunguva yemberi. Zvisinei, vaBritain vakakurumidza kuziva kuti vaida zvikuru tsigiro yevashandi veEgipita munyika yakanga isingafarirwi nevaEurope, uye nokudaro vakatanga kutora vashandi pakati pevanhu veEgipita. 