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khediveTitle granted by the Turkish sultan to his Egyptian viceroy in 1867, retained by succeeding rulers until 1914. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It was Sheik 'Abd al-'Aziz Jaweesh who first drew Husayn's attention to the extent of the collaboration between Britain, the Khedive and the conservative sheiks of al-Azhar. The Khedive has been ousted and replaced by a sultan who answers to the British. The Khedive Ismail Pasha, who commissioned the work, was aiming to reformulate Egypt as a European nation with a capital on the model of Paris or Milan. |
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