Hussein Kamel of Egypt
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Hussein Kamel was the Sultan of Egypt from 19 December 1914 to 9 October 1917, during the British protectorate over Egypt. He was the first person to hold the title of Sultan of Egypt since the killin
Portrait by Charles Chusseau-Flaviens
Tomb of Sultan Hussein Kamel at the Al-Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo
Isma'il Pasha of Egypt
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Isma'il Pasha, also known as Ismail the Magnificent, was the Khedive of Egypt and ruler of Sudan from 1863 to 1879, when he was removed at the behest of Great Britain and France. Sharing the ambitious
Hussein Kamel of Egypt
…of Egypt since the killing of Sultan Tuman II by the Ottomans in 1517 following their conquest of Egypt. Hussein Kamel was the second son of Khedive Ismail Pasha, who ruled Egypt from 1863 to 1879. He was declared Sultan of Egypt on 19 December 1914, after the occupying British forces had deposed his nephew…
Isma'il Pasha
Isma'il Pasha Statue in Alexandria, Egypt
Pavillion of the Gezirah Palace, commissioned by Khedive Isma'il to receive foreign leaders for the occasion of the inauguration of the Suez Canal. Among the events was the premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida.
"The ex-Khedive" As depicted by Théobald Chartran in Vanity Fair, May 1881