Word: valis
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1923-1923
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...governed by Pashas?a Turkish title conferred by the Sultan; but on February 13, 1841, the Sublime Porte (Constantinople, the seat of the Sultan) made the government of the pashalik (territory governed by a Pasha) of Egypt hereditary in the family of Muhammed Ali, with the Turkish title of Vali (Viceroy). On June 12, 1867, the Sultan of Turkey authorized the change from Vali to the Persian-Arabic of Khedive, meaning prince or sovereign. This title was kept until 1914, when on December 19 the British deposed Abbâs Hilmi because he supported the Kaiser, and installed Hussein...