61 some necessary restrictions to preserve the rights of the master over the servant, and the ambassador of the French state insisted on this and was even more insistent, but he did not succeed. Muhammad Ali Pasha wrote to his son, Prince Ibrahim, ordering him to prepare and be ready to ignite the fire of war in the near future. Prince Ibrahim began to prepare and was very diligent in this. He imposed a heavy tribute on the people of Syria, and imposed tribute on the people of Hauran, Hauran, and Lebanon. He sensed evil and rebellion from them, so he forced them into submission and was severe in their humiliation. The tribute encompassed all the people of those regions. Previously, the Sultan's governors only imposed it on Jews and Christians, not on Muslims. They were restless from the nearest lands to the farthest, and signs of rebellion appeared. Prince Ibrahim learned of the presence of some of the Sultan's spies, who were roaming the land and inciting people to revolt and ignite the fire of sedition. He was very cautious and vigilant. The army he gathered at this time numbered about eighteen thousand. The Sultan also began to gather more armies, prepare more equipment, and send troops successively to the borders of the Levant and the heart of Asia, entrusting their command to Hafiz Pasha, one of the great military leaders. He also sought to harm Muhammad Ali Pasha financially, so he conspired with the English state, through Rashid Pasha and Lord Ponsenby, to prevent the monopoly of Egyptian crops. This greatly troubled Muhammad Ali Pasha, and it almost fell into his hands due to his need for money to pay the soldiers. He began to think of renewing direct negotiations with the Sublime Porte, distancing himself as much as possible from the mediation of the powers, but all avenues and doors were closed to him.

Muhammad Ali Pasha's journey to Sudan in search of gold mines. Some writers believed that he was in need of money, which was the greatest aid in achieving these ambitions. So he decided to travel to the land of Sennar in search of gold mines, so that if he succeeded in achieving his goal, he would give, conquer, and overcome, and turn his back on those states after what he had suffered from them of plots and tribulations. Others said that his intention with this long journey was to change the course of events and alleviate the crisis that had become entrenched due to the severity and threats he was receiving. He saw the Russian and English states as bitter enemies and troublesome adversaries, and that his retreat after such arrogance and grandeur would be a black mark on his days. So he embarked on this journey, intending that if he returned safely, he would not appear in the arena of that conflict as the aggressor unless the enemy forced him to take this land by force. With him on this occasion were many workers, craftsmen, builders, engineers, and experts in geology from the French and others, as well as a group of Coptic scribes, tax farmers, servants, and followers. He endured hardships of travel that few could bear. When he reached Sennar, the sheikhs of the tribes, the sultans of the blacks, and some sultans of that region came to him submissively and presented him with precious gifts of gold, many female and male slaves, horses, ivory, feathers, and robes. He honored them and was very hospitable to them, and discussed with them their affairs and promised them good if he succeeded in his wish to consolidate all the provinces of the Ottoman Sultanate and achieve independence. He then ruled all the lands under his control and dispatched all the geologists he had with him.