Murad Bey
Egyptian ruler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Bey of Tunis, see Murad I Bey.
In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Murad, the title is Bey, and there is no family name.
Murad Bey Mohammed (c. 1750 – 22 April 1801) was an Egyptian Mamluk chieftain (Bey), cavalry commander and joint ruler of Egypt with Ibrahim Bey.[1] He is often remembered as being a cruel and extortionate ruler, but an energetic courageous fighter.[1]
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The title given to him, "Bey", denotes an aristocratic status broadly indicative of "Lordship", subject to the cultural norms of the Ottoman Empire. More specifically, the cultural norms of the Egyptian province in the Ottoman Empire, since Egypt enjoyed varying degrees of autonomy throughout the Ottoman period.