Can a single book be used to guide us through these turbulent times, when nations are transformed and national identities are forged? In this concise book, we present the essence of “The History of Al-Jabarti” – one of the greatest historical works ever written. Historian Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti documents the most important events that took place in Egypt between the 18th and 19th centuries. These events include military campaigns, revolutions among the Egyptians, and the rise of Muhammad Ali Pasha and his family to power in Egypt.