khedive
IPA: kˈɛdɪv
noun
- The title of the hereditary monarch of Egypt from 1805–1914, nominally ruling as a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.
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Examples of "khedive" in Sentences
- He had been made a pasha by the khedive in 1881.
- Zubayr then offered the region as a province to the khedive.
- When Urabi repeated his demands to Tawfik, the khedive caved in.
- “He has also accused the khedive of selling Egypt to the Christians.”
- Khedive is an unincorporated settlement within the rural municipality.
- As for the second half, Dramali did not belong to the Khedive dynasty.
- The Khedive asked for Gordon to succeed Baker as governor of the region.
- There wasn't even a nominal local ruler such as a khedive or a maharajah.
- He persuades the khedive to accept Myers' check in exchange for the shares.
- In 1869, at the request of the Khedive, he wrote a brief plot for an opera.
- The Khedive Abbas II supported the Ottomans, and was deposed by the British.
- If they want to dethrone the khedive, their policy might lead to the desired result.
- Containing his distress, he summoned his treacherous son and recognized him as the new khedive.
- If Urabi incited a revolt of the Sudanese garrisons, the khedive would lose his empire as well as his throne.
- Cromer was satisfied that the new khedive, who had begun his reign with rebellious postures, had reverted to type.
- “Our refuge,” they said, “the refuge of all, does exist: it is His Highness the khedive and His Excellency the Governor-General.”
- That project came to naught in 1869, when Bartholdi's small sculptural models were rejected by the Egyptian khedive, Ismael Pasha, already up to his viceroyal ears in debt.
- In 1871, however, Baker claimed Gondokoro for the khedive of Egypt, and this gesture set off what became known as the "Scramble for Africa," with the European powers vying for resource-rich lands.
- Granville managed to talk Gambetta down to issuing a “Joint Note” to the Egyptian nationalists: a warning that any move concerning the status of the khedive, the Dual Control, and the budget would be met with force.