Egyptian Sudan.

This request, and the argument of the Sirafleen [likely a misspelling of a tribe or group] was that the budget of Sudan was a burden.

The Egyptian treasury could not bear such a burden. The English government refused to provide a single soldier to perpetuate Egypt's authority over Sudan. They insisted on Sharif Pasha's ministry evacuating Sudan. Sharif Pasha accepted their request and said his famous words, "If we abandon Sudan, it will not abandon us." But they forced him to resign. Lord Granville presented him with an ultimatum: "Either you dismiss the Egyptian official, or you resign." Sharif Pasha's ministry resigned and was replaced by Tewfik Pasha's ministry, which decided to evacuate Sudan.

As for Sharif Pasha's ministry, it stated in its resignation letter: "We request that Her Majesty the Queen's government leave Sudan. It is not our right to abandon it, because this land, which belongs to the Sublime Porte, has been entrusted to us to protect it."

The Queen's government states that Egypt must follow its advice. In a discussion on August 22, 1882, it was stated that the Khedive and his ministers and intermediaries... We are resigning because we are acting according to the provisions of the constitution.