1890
Palestine: A timeline
Nathan Birnbaum coins the term Zionism
1831 and 1840
Muhammad Ali
Egypt’s King Muhammad Ali ruled over Palestine
Muhammad Ali was a general of the Ottoman sultan, and had worked his way up to become Egypt’s ruler at the beginning of the 19th century. As part of his bid to widen his power in the area, he annexed Palestine and Syria.
End of 18th Century