Khedive
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Khedive was an honorific title of Classical Persian origin used for the sultans and grand viziers of the Ottoman Empire, but most famously for the viceroy of Egypt from 1805 to 1914.
Muhammad Ali Pasha
Abbas Hilmi Pasha, the last Khedive.
Muhammad Ali dynasty
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The Muhammad Ali dynasty was the ruling house of Egypt and Sudan from 1805 until its abolition in 1953. It is named after its progenitor, Muhammad Ali, regarded as the founder of modern Egypt.
Khedive
…demonstrating his grander ambitions, he claimed for himself the higher title of Khedive, as did his successors, Abbas I, Sa'id I and Ibrahim Pasha. The Muhammad Ali dynasty's use of the title Khedive was not sanctioned by the Ottoman Empire until 1867 when Sultan Abdülaziz officially recognized it as the title of Ismail…
King Farouk I