id ’ s ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁emp ire ’ s ▁loss ▁of ▁identity ▁and ▁power . ▁His ▁efforts ▁to ▁promote ▁Pan - I sl am ism ▁were ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁un success ful ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁non - Mus lim ▁population , ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁influence ▁onto ▁the ▁emp ire . ▁His ▁policies ▁essentially ▁isolated ▁the ▁Empire , ▁which ▁further ▁a ided ▁in ▁its ▁decl ine . ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁el ite ▁who ▁sought ▁a ▁new ▁constitution ▁and ▁reform ▁for ▁the ▁emp ire ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁Europe . ▁New ▁groups ▁of ▁radical s ▁began ▁to ▁threaten ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Egypt ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁▁ ▁After ▁gain ing ▁some ▁amount ▁of ▁aut onomy ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 0 0 s , ▁Egypt ▁had ▁entered ▁into ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁political ▁tur mo il ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁British ▁and ▁French ▁war ships ▁appeared ▁in ▁Alexand ria ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁k hed ive ▁and ▁prevent ▁the ▁country ▁from ▁falling ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁anti - Europe an ▁national s . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁British ▁forces ▁inv aded ▁and ▁occupied ▁Egypt ▁on ▁the ▁pre text ▁of ▁bringing ▁order . ▁The ▁British ▁supported ▁Kh ed ive ▁T ew fi q ▁and ▁restored ▁stability ▁with ▁was ▁especially ▁benef icial ▁to ▁British ▁and ▁French ▁financial ▁interests . ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Sud an ▁remained ▁as ▁Ott oman ▁provinces