Moroccan business houses in Egypt during the Ottoman period 1517-1798.

Moroccan business houses in Egypt during the Ottoman period 1517-1798. This study is divided into six chapters in addition to the introduction and conclusion, addressed the first chapter, the Moroccan migration to Egypt during the Ottoman era factors, and the emphasis was placed on an equal Moroccan presence in Egypt and that the expulsion of Andalusians and their migration to Egypt in addition to continuing the Spanish pressure on the Maghreb and conditions Political experienced by these countries were of population expulsion and the migration of many Moroccan families to Egypt factors, not to mention that commercial activity and the pilgrimage, cultural and scientific center of Egypt made it the focus of attention of many Moroccans to settle them as eating Moroccan concentration areas in Egypt. And dealt with the second chapter the concept of commercial house and then the most important Moroccan families in Egypt, and broken down by region immigrant including public and features that dealers marked each region whether Altrabulsien or Tunisians or other and then monitor the activity of a number of families of each of these regions to indicate the actor and the real to these families role. Then the weakness of these families and being eclipsed factors and their distance from business to business and other fields. The third chapter, intended to study the commercial enrichment and factors of success of the Moroccan merchant families in Egypt, and their methods of wealth creation direction of trade in goods and commodities recreational and required that achieve high profits, such as spices, coffee and cotton fabrics India, also discussed their role in the dust of the gold trade and entry of commitment and bring loans to students field princes, merchants, and then committed to the craft and industrial investments. And display the fourth chapter the important role played by the Moroccan merchants in Egypt's foreign trade and control over the movement of trade between Egypt and their countries, and their important role in Egypt's trade with West Africa in particular gold dust and the slave trade, and competing forces with Levantine and Turkish elements in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean trade, and their role active trading as a mediator in trade with Europe. He focused fifth chapter on the role of Moroccan traders in commercial organizations in the Egyptian markets, it handled compete with Shawwam, Turks, Egyptians took over as Shahbandar traders Egyptian Trade head, as well as their presidency for many of the markets and then eat nothing these traders authority ruling, scientists and ended their relationship with Jews committed to the Egyptian Customs. However, the sixth and final chapter dealt with the social life of Moroccan traders handled, marriage, divorce Moroccan community and causes of what resulted in the then social mobility and life in a Moroccan house in Egypt. At the same time address the role of Moroccan traders in the formation of cultural landmarks and construction in Egypt, such as the establishment of agencies, mosques and neighborhoods and support Life of the structure of life in the cities in which they lived.