Does anyone know what type of government Egypt had in the early 1700's (i.e. monarchy, communist)?

Im doing research for a movie, set in the early 1700s (1706). I have a character that is some sort of powerful leader in Egypt, and another character

I'm doing research for a movie, set in the early 1700's (1706). I have a character that is some sort of powerful leader in Egypt, and another character that is a Bishop in France. The Egyptian character feels hatred towards the French government. But why? In order to make my film and information more accurate and believable, I was wondering if anyone could answer what type of government Egypt had in that time period.

or:I'm doing research for a movie, set in the early 1700's (1706). I have a character that is some sort of powerful leader in Egypt, and another character that is a Bishop in France. The Egyptian character feels hatred towards the French government. But why? In order to make my film and information more accurate and believable, I was wondering if anyone could answer what type of government Egypt had in that time period.


or:I believe it would be a monarchy government.

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