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Steamships on the Nile - What if the Middle East Industrialised early?

Finally finished my first alt history work (that wasn't related to TWR mod content) for ages, this has been on hold for so long while I've been busy but I finally finished it.
It's a bit niche and probably not that interesting unless you're a into economic history, but hope some people are lol
In OTL, Muhammad Ali, the de facto king of Egypt in the early-mid 19th century, made many reforms, including an attempt to industrialise and avoid falling behind Europe. In reality, while many of his acts succeeded, the attempt to build industry starting with domestic textile manufacturing was rather unsuccessful, but in this timeline it succeeds, and Egypt, decades ahead of Japan, becomes the first major country outside the west and its offshoots to see an industrial revolution. Rather than falling into debt and eventually coming under British rule, Egypt under Muhammad Ali's dynasty maintains its independence, its empire in Sudan and Eritrea and becomes a growing secondary power.
This invigorates the Ottoman Empire, who also bring about much more ambitious reforms than IRL during the Tanzimat era. By 1910, the Middle East is seeing rapid change, as the modernising regimes oversee the beginnings of rapid industrialisation and the region begins to join the industrialised world. Only time will tell what larger changes this will bring in the 20th century.

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Steamships on the Nile - What if the Middle East Industrialised early?

Finally finished my first alt history work (that wasn't related to TWR mod content) for ages, this has been on hold for so long while I've been busy but I finally finished it.
It's a bit niche and probably not that interesting unless you're a into economic history, but hope some people are lol
In OTL, Muhammad Ali, the de facto king of Egypt in the early-mid 19th century, made many reforms, including an attempt to industrialise and avoid falling behind Europe. In reality, while many of his acts succeeded, the attempt to build industry starting with domestic textile manufacturing was rather unsuccessful, but in this timeline it succeeds, and Egypt, decades ahead of Japan, becomes the first major country outside the west and its offshoots to see an industrial revolution. Rather than falling into debt and eventually coming under British rule, Egypt under Muhammad Ali's dynasty maintains its independence, its empire in Sudan and Eritrea and becomes a growing secondary power.
This invigorates the Ottoman Empire, who also bring about much more ambitious reforms than IRL during the Tanzimat era. By 1910, the Middle East is seeing rapid change, as the modernising regimes oversee the beginnings of rapid industrialisation and the region begins to join the industrialised world. Only time will tell what larger changes this will bring in the 20th century.