And behind him was Ismail, who resolved to complete the work of his grandfather Muhammad Ali and his father Ibrahim, not by the force of soldiers – and the force of soldiers was forbidden to him by the agreement of London (1841) – but by the force of money. He obtained seven firmans from Turkey expanding his authority to independence. He conquered Sudan up to the second degree south of the equator and brought Uganda under Egyptian protection by a treaty with its king, Mutesa (1) (1874), and appointed de Lesseps as High Commissioner there. Thus, the Lakes and all the sources of the Nile became Egyptian. The Sultan appointed him governor of the Suakin region in 1865, and this region then became part of Egyptian territory by a firman on May 17, 1876. From July 1, 1875, the Zeila region was granted by another firman. Ismail then sent an Egyptian expedition that captured the Red Sea coasts from Berbera to the Indian Ocean. But the eyes of the British were watchful and vigilant, paving the way for the realization of their ambitions. They dismissed Ismail on the condition that he use their men in the government of Sudan – after they had secured the Suez Canal shares as a strategic route. They suggested their intentions to these men, so when the financial crisis occurred, their representative on the International Commission, Sir Rivers Wilson, stated that "only the British can save Egypt and rule it." Colonel Stewart wrote about "Sudan" that the Egyptians, who are unfit to rule the Delta, how can they be fit to rule Sudan? This statement was made by Colonel Stewart after Sir Samuel Baker had published a report in 1861 about Sudan in which he said, "The European traveler can wander alone throughout Sudan as an Englishman wanders in Hyde Park at sunset. The people are gentle and obedient, and there is no easier rule than theirs." After Ismail's deposition, the Arab revolt and the Mahdist call arose simultaneously, fueled by politics through all the methods and means that (1) This treaty was handed over to Abdulaziz in the service of Egypt. He tore it up and claimed he had been deceived. But the reply of Sherif Pasha, the head of the Egyptian government, which was preserved, indicated its specificity and conditions.