What is Khedive?
[[File:Egypt under Muhammad Ali Dynasty map en.png|thumb|right|270px|Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty]] '''Khedive''' is a ruler. The word means the same as [[viceroy]]. It is an official who runs a [[country]], [[colony]], [[province]], or [[city]], as the representative of the monarch of the territory. Khedive was the title of [[Egypt]]ian rulers from 1867 to 1914. It was given to the [[Turkey|Turkish]] ruler of [[Egypt]] by the [[Ottoman]] [[Sultan]], and removed by the [[British Empire]] when the Ottomans joined [[Germany]] in [[World War I]]. The title was first used by [[Muhammad Ali Pasha]], an [[Albania]]n officer who seized power in Egypt as ''Wali'' (Governor). He ruled under the nominal overlordship of the Turks. His family was not recognized by the [[Sultan]] until the reign of his grandson [[Ismail Pasha]]. The last Khedive of Egypt was [[Abbas II]]. The dynasty of Muhammad Ali continued to rule Egypt, though under British 'guidance'. This ended with the [[Egyptian revolution of 1952]]. The last member of the family who ruled was King [[Farouk I of Egypt|Farouk I]]. {{history-stub}} [[Category:History of Egypt]] [[Category:Viceroys]] [[Category:1867 establishments]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Egypt]] [[Category:1914 disestablishments]] [[Category:20th-century disestablishments in Africa]]