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He fled from him and asked his father for reinforcements. His father sent him a large force of infantry and cavalry, and several warships. The army of Prince Ibrahim was strengthened, and he attacked Sharif Abdullah and his companions again, fighting them fiercely. Sharif Jawdah was killed, wounded on the battlefield near Diriyah. He besieged those who remained in it until he took it by force and captured Sharif Abdullah, sending him as a prisoner to Egypt. Some historians said: When he was brought before Muhammad Ali Pasha, he stood up to him with respect, sat him beside him, and treated him kindly, saying, "Why this delay?" He replied, "War is a give and take." He asked, "How did you find my son Ibrahim?" He replied, "He did not fall short and exerted himself. We did what he did until what God willed happened." He said, "I will intercede for you with the Caliph, God willing." He replied, "What is destined will happen." He gave him his robe and he left him and went to the house of Ismail Pasha in Bulak. He stayed for a few days, then they sent him to the Caliphate with a detachment of soldiers to humiliate him. Prince Ibrahim sent a contingent of his army, led by Khalil Pasha, to conquer the right side of the Hijaz. He fought them fiercely until he overcame them and took it by force. When the news reached the Sultanate, the Sultan was greatly pleased. He sent precious gifts and valuable treasures to Muhammad Ali Pasha and his son Prince Ibrahim, and bestowed upon them robes of satisfaction. The remaining Wahhabis came to Egypt and fell into the hands of Prince Ibrahim. They were about four hundred, including men, women, and children. He settled them in the place known as Al-Fashla in Azbakia. Among them was the son of Sharif Abdullah bin Masoud, whose father had been killed in the Sultanate after his arrival. He did not restrict them, so people learned from them that the right side of the Hijaz was not taken by force. They said that when their elder died, they appointed his son in his place, and he showed obedience to the state. When Khalil Pasha went to fight him, the town was evacuated for him, and he retreated to his fortress and did not come out to confront and fight him as his father had done. Messengers went back and forth between them, and Khalil Pasha persisted until he brought him down from the fortress and he came to him with a small group. He captured him and sent him to Egypt as a prisoner. Prince Ibrahim returned from the Hijaz regions on the eleventh of Safar in the year 1235 AH, via Al-Qusayr, and entered Cairo from Bab Al-Nasr in a very grand procession, led by the Selimi Tabalkhana, in the insignia of the viziers. The procession ascended to the Citadel of the Mountain, then returned to his residence in Rawda. Congratulators crowded at his door, poets praised him, and precious gifts and adornments were presented to him. From this time on, his word prevailed, his fame spread, and the great and the princes feared him. Muhammad Ali Pasha observed the hardship faced by merchants in transporting their goods and the lack of transportation. He ordered the repair of the canal leading to the city of Alexandria, known as Al-Ashrafiya. Workers, supervisors, and engineers were assigned to repair the canal. They began digging and leveling it for a year and a few months until it was completed in the latter part of Rabi' al-Awwal in the year 1235 AH. Water flowed through it, and boats sailed through it to Rashid and Alexandria with provisions, goods, and passengers. People rejoiced greatly. Muhammad Ali Pasha traveled on it and was impressed by its description. He named it Al-Mahmoudiya on that auspicious day. It is one of the most beautiful beneficial works and lasting legacies to this day. And when

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