In other words, is it possible to view the wars that the Pasha waged during his illustrious career, and specifically against Sultan Mahmud II, not as wars of independence as is often claimed but as an example of an inter-Ottoman rivalry, or even a civil war within the Ottoman Empire?

QUESTION: This reframing question challenges the standard nationalist narrative—worth pursuing how the civil-war lens changes interpretation of these campaigns. XREF: Connects to earlier claims that Mehmed Ali's wars pursued dynastic ambition (loc 1537) and that historians dispute independence versus imperial expansion motives (loc 199). Builds on: "Historians debate whether Mehmed Ali's wars sought independence or imperial expansion."

Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed…, loc. 1542