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Muhammad Ali, who has been senile and unable to personally rule Egypt since 1847, dies. His grandson Abbas Hilmi I had gained control of the state in 1848, but he is murdered in 1854.
21 February The British defeat Afghan forces at the Battle of Gujat, and India annexes the Punjab and Peshawar provinces.
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