The great Ottoman Army marches on the rebellious province of Egypt and its unrighteous governor, Mehmet Ali Pasha. Our vassal has repeatedly betrayed our trust and heaped insult after insult upon our imperial person; in the face of such treacherous behavior, even our incredible patience for his tantrums has been exhausted. We shall restore Ottoman rule in our provinces of Syria, the Levant, and Crete, unseat our disloyal governor, and have his head mounted at the gateway of the Sublime Porte as a reminder to all on the fate of traitors and thieves. We assure our loyal subjects that this minor uprising will not detract from the inevitable progress of our glorious realm from a great empire of antiquity to a modern, industrial state equal to any Great Power in Europe.
To Mehmet Ali, our fallen subject, we have only this to say: Submit to our will, surrender your stolen lands, and we shall be lenient. Though your actions have guaranteed the end of your life at the hands of our executioner, we shall make your demise swift and painless. We shall confirm your son, Ibrahim, as Governor of Egypt and the Sudan. No retribution shall befall your family or those who supported you.
If you should not accept this offer of kindness, an offer you have done nothing to deserve, our imperial justice will fall upon you without mercy. You shall know nothing but torment and suffering for as long as our specialists can sustain your life. We shall scour the House of Pasha from this Earth so that none living may claim even the weakest of blood ties to the traitor Mehmet Ali. Your name will be erased from the annals of history and speaking it shall be a crime across the entirety of the Empire. All that you have built shall be razed and the land upon which your works stood burned and salted so that nothing might rise there again. You will scream for eternity in the fires of Hell knowing that everything you ever loved or toiled for will join you in the inferno.
To our allies and friends, the United Kingdom and the Austrian Empire, we can express nothing more than our utmost appreciation and heartfelt thanks for your support in this troubling time. Your exemplary behavior and kindness are unequaled on this Earth and all in the Muslim world shall be made aware of it. Once this crisis is resolved, know that our gratitude and generosity will endeavor mightily to match your efforts on our behalf.
~ Mahmud II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Protector of Islam and Commander of the Faithful
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