ABSTRACT

‘Abbas was assassinated on the 13th July, 1854 in his palace at Banha and was succeeded by Muhammad Sa‘id, fourth son of Muhammad ‘Ali and ‘Abbas’s uncle. The plan which had been the ambition of the Saint-Simonites, and with which Muhammad ‘Ali had toyed in order to keep certain Europeans interested in him, but with which no one dared approach ‘Abbas, became the trap into which Sa‘id fell, and which finally helped lead the country to bankruptcy and the British occupation. The educational policy adopted by Muhammad ‘Ali up to 1840 had failed because it was only applicable to certain conditions, viz, perpetual warfare and that after 1841 was one of neglect and indifference; ‘Abbas’s policy was stable and suitable to the state of Egypt during his reign. Regulations regarding punishments, control, syllabus, were arranged in the same way as with Muhammad ‘Ali’s schools after the reorganisation of 1836–7.