Mehmed Emin Pasha (born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer, baptized Eduard Carl Oscar Theodor Schnitzer; March 28, 1840 – October 23, 1892) was an Ottoman-Germanphysician, naturalist, and governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria on the upper Nile. The Ottoman Empire conferred the title "Pasha" on him in 1886, and thereafter he was referred to as "Emin Pasha".
Life and career
Emin was born in Oppeln, Silesia, into a middle-class German Jewish family, which moved to Neisse when he was two years of age. After the death of his father in 1845, his mother married a Christian; she and her offspring were baptized Lutherans. He studied at the universities at Breslau, Königsberg, and Berlin, qualifying as a physician in 1864. However, he was disqualified from practice, and left Germany for Istanbul, with the intention of entering Ottoman service.
Travelling via Vienna and Trieste, he stopped at Antivari in Montenegro, found himself welcomed by the local community, and was soon in medical practice. He put his linguistic talent to good use, as well, adding Turkish, Albanian, and Greek to his repertoire of European languages. He became the quarantine officer of the port, leaving only in 1870 to join the staff of Ismail Hakki Pasha, governor of northern Albania; in the service, he travelled throughout the Ottoman Empire, although the details are little-known.
The Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of 1886 to 1889 was one of the last major European expeditions into the interior of Africa in the nineteenth century, ostensibly to the relief of Emin Pasha, General Charles Gordon's besieged governor of Equatoria, threatened by Mahdist forces. The expedition was led by Henry Morton Stanley and came to be both celebrated for its ambition in crossing "darkest Africa", and notorious for the deaths of so many of its members and the disease unwittingly left in its wake.
Anxiety about Equatoria
The Mahdists captured Khartoum in 1885 and Egyptian administration of the Sudan collapsed, and the extreme southern province Equatoria was nearly cut off from the outside world, located as it was on the upper reaches of the Nile near Lake Albert. Emin Pasha was a German doctor and naturalist who had been appointed Governor of Equatoria. He was able to send and receive letters via Buganda and Zanzibar and had been informed in February 1886 that the Egyptian government would abandon Equatoria. In July, he was encouraged by missionary Alexander Mackay to invite the British government to annex Equatoria itself. The government was not interested in such a doubtful venture, but the British public came to see Emin as a second General Gordon in mortal danger from the Mahdists.
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Following the death of Charles Gordon in Khartoum in 1885 at the hands of the Mahdists, one of his key Lieutenants, German-born Emin Pasha, was left cut off from the world in the swamps of southern Sudan facing the Mahdist forces alone.
In an effort to save him, the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition set out in 1887.
Led by Henry Morton Stanley (the man who had tracked down David Livingstone), it battled through unchartered and impenetrable jungle in the Congo. It took them 6 months to get through that 500 miles of hell. Two thirds of the force died of starvation, they battled local pygmied who fired poison arrows at them, porters were beaten to death and one leader was even accused of selling a girl to cannibals so he could draw the grisly spectacle..
It became both an epic, but also chaotic and violent expedition into Africa’s heart of darkness.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:10 The Mahdist Revolt (Sudan)
1:41 Emin Pasha
3:10 Governor of Equatoria
4:27 Saving Emin Pasha
5:20 Henry Morton Stanley
6:20 Hidden Agendas
7:45 Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
8:51 A Pact With The Devil
9:24 Expedition Route
10:19 Logistical Problems
12:07 500 Miles Through Hell
13:41 Meeting Emin Pasha
15:16 The Rear Column
17:27 Saving Emin Pasha
19:20 Short-lived Hero
19:40 "Heart of Darkness"
20:58 Death of Emin Pasha
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The Nile Expedition to Rescue Charles Gordon
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Following the death of Charles Gordon in Khartoum in 1885 at the hands of the Mahdists, one of his key Lieutenants, German-born Emin Pasha, was left cut off from the world in the swamps of southern Sudan facing the Mahdist forces alone.
In an effort to save him, the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition set out in 1887.
Led by Henry Morton Stanley (the man who had tracked down David Livingstone), it battled through unchartered and impenetrable jungle in the Congo. It took them 6 months to get through that 500 miles of hell. Two thirds of the force died of starvation, they battled local pygmied who fired poison arrows at them, porters were beaten to death and one leader was even accused of selling a girl to cannibals so he could draw the grisly spectacle..
It became both an epic, but also chaotic and violent expedition into Africa’s heart of darkness.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:10 The Mahdist Revolt (Sudan)
1:41 Emin Pasha
3:10 Governor of Equatoria
4:27 Saving Emin Pasha
5:20 Henry Morton Stanley
6:20 Hidden Agendas
7:45 Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
8:51 A Pact With The Devil
9:24 Expedition Route
10:19 Logistical Problems
12:07 500 Miles Through Hell
13:41 Meeting Emin Pasha
15:16 The Rear Column
17:27 Saving Emin Pasha
19:20 Short-lived Hero
19:40 "Heart of Darkness"
20:58 Death of Emin Pasha
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So rather than lectures or Youtube animations, I tell stories that bring the past to life.
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The History Guy remembers Henry Stanley and the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, the last great expedition to the interior of Africa in the nineteenth century. It ...
The History Guy remembers Henry Stanley and the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, the last great expedition to the interior of Africa in the nineteenth century. It had serious consequences for Stanley and affected his reputation for the rest of his life. It is history that deserves to be remembered.
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In the late 1880’s at the peak of slave trade in East and West Africa, one man stood out to tackle the atrocious trade and fearlessly faced the oppressors.
Emin...
In the late 1880’s at the peak of slave trade in East and West Africa, one man stood out to tackle the atrocious trade and fearlessly faced the oppressors.
Emin Pasha the slave trade fighter left his hallmarks in West Nile region of Uganda and to date he is still well-regarded by the local community.
Our reporter Dennis Sigoa has more details.
In the late 1880’s at the peak of slave trade in East and West Africa, one man stood out to tackle the atrocious trade and fearlessly faced the oppressors.
Emin Pasha the slave trade fighter left his hallmarks in West Nile region of Uganda and to date he is still well-regarded by the local community.
Our reporter Dennis Sigoa has more details.
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The Emin Pasha Expedition 1887-1889
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The story of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition.
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The Nile Expedition to Rescue Charles Gordon
https://youtu.be/7cCdZbYZVN0
General Charles Gordon - A Victorian Hero
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Following the death of Charles Gordon in Khartoum in 1885 at the hands of the Mahdists, one of his key Lieutenants, German-born Emin Pasha, was left cut off from the world in the swamps of southern Sudan facing the Mahdist forces alone.
In an effort to save him, the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition set out in 1887.
Led by Henry Morton Stanley (the man who had tracked down David Livingstone), it battled through unchartered and impenetrable jungle in the Congo. It took them 6 months to get through that 500 miles of hell. Two thirds of the force died of starvation, they battled local pygmied who fired poison arrows at them, porters were beaten to death and one leader was even accused of selling a girl to cannibals so he could draw the grisly spectacle..
It became both an epic, but also chaotic and violent expedition into Africa’s heart of darkness.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:10 The Mahdist Revolt (Sudan)
1:41 Emin Pasha
3:10 Governor of Equatoria
4:27 Saving Emin Pasha
5:20 Henry Morton Stanley
6:20 Hidden Agendas
7:45 Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
8:51 A Pact With The Devil
9:24 Expedition Route
10:19 Logistical Problems
12:07 500 Miles Through Hell
13:41 Meeting Emin Pasha
15:16 The Rear Column
17:27 Saving Emin Pasha
19:20 Short-lived Hero
19:40 "Heart of Darkness"
20:58 Death of Emin Pasha
Chris Green isThe History Chap:
Telling stories that bring British history to life.
Explore the forgotten past.
Get the facts behind the stories.
Find out the real events behind films.
Learn about the famous (and not so famous) characters
See how the past connects to the present.
Follow me at:
www.thehistorychap.com
Instagram:https://bit.ly/3iySrAj
Facebook:https://bit.ly/37IUfkH
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHistoryChap
My name is Chris Green and I love to share stories from British history. Not just because they are interesting but because, good or bad, they have shaped the world we live in today.
History should not be stuffy or a long list of dates or kings & queens.
So rather than lectures or Youtube animations, I tell stories that bring the past to life.
My aim is to be chat as if I were having a coffee or meal with you. Jean in Maryland, USA recently wrote: "Chris, is the history teacher I wish I had at school!"
Just for the record, I do have a history degree in Medieval & Modern history from the University of Birmingham.
Disclaimer: All opinions and comments expressed in the 'Comments' section do not reflect the opinions of Chris Green Communication Ltd t/a The History Chap. All opinions and comments should contribute to the dialogue. Chris Green Communication Ltd does not condone written attacks, insults, racism, sexism, extremism, or otherwise questionable comments or material in the 'Comments' section, and reserves the right to delete any comment violating this rule or to block any poster from the channel.
The History Guy remembers Henry Stanley and the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, the last great expedition to the interior of Africa in the nineteenth century. It had serious consequences for Stanley and affected his reputation for the rest of his life. It is history that deserves to be remembered.
The History Guy uses images that are in the Public Domain. As photographs of actual events are often not available, I will sometimes use photographs of similar events or objects for illustration.
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In the late 1880’s at the peak of slave trade in East and West Africa, one man stood out to tackle the atrocious trade and fearlessly faced the oppressors.
Emin Pasha the slave trade fighter left his hallmarks in West Nile region of Uganda and to date he is still well-regarded by the local community.
Our reporter Dennis Sigoa has more details.
https://www.patreon.com/Jabzy
https://twitter.com/JabzyJoe
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Mehmed Emin Pasha (born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer, baptized Eduard Carl Oscar Theodor Schnitzer; March 28, 1840 – October 23, 1892) was an Ottoman-Germanphysician, naturalist, and governor of the Egyptian province of Equatoria on the upper Nile. The Ottoman Empire conferred the title "Pasha" on him in 1886, and thereafter he was referred to as "Emin Pasha".
Life and career
Emin was born in Oppeln, Silesia, into a middle-class German Jewish family, which moved to Neisse when he was two years of age. After the death of his father in 1845, his mother married a Christian; she and her offspring were baptized Lutherans. He studied at the universities at Breslau, Königsberg, and Berlin, qualifying as a physician in 1864. However, he was disqualified from practice, and left Germany for Istanbul, with the intention of entering Ottoman service.
Travelling via Vienna and Trieste, he stopped at Antivari in Montenegro, found himself welcomed by the local community, and was soon in medical practice. He put his linguistic talent to good use, as well, adding Turkish, Albanian, and Greek to his repertoire of European languages. He became the quarantine officer of the port, leaving only in 1870 to join the staff of Ismail Hakki Pasha, governor of northern Albania; in the service, he travelled throughout the Ottoman Empire, although the details are little-known.