Khedive

“The Khedive is an honest fellow, and I like him very much,” Gordon decided as he accepted the title of governor of Equatoria.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

“The Khedive is an honest fellow”: Gordon to the Reverend Horace Waller, Cairo, February 14, 1874, cit.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

“The Khedive is an honest fellow, and I like him very much,” Gordon decided as he accepted the title of governor of Equatoria.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

“The Khedive is an honest fellow”: Gordon to the Reverend Horace Waller, Cairo, February 14, 1874, cit.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

“The Khedive is an honest fellow, and I like him very much,” Gordon decided as he accepted the title of governor of Equatoria.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

“The Khedive is an honest fellow”: Gordon to the Reverend Horace Waller, Cairo, February 14, 1874, cit.

Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007

Some connect it with Turkey and Egypt under the name of "Khedive," or with

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

And a few weeks back he complained bitterly that the obelisk known as Cleopatra's Needle, a gift to the U.S. from the Khedive of Egypt that has graced Central Park since 1881, was in poor condition and might have to be reclaimed.

Egypt's Antiquities Fall Victim to the Mob Alex Joffe 2011

But for whatever reason, Ismail the Magnificent, the Khedive of Egypt, didn't jump at the idea.

Before Liberty Was a Lady Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

We only went in with great reluctance (when did Gladstone ever show anything else?) to help the Khedive quell his rebellious army, who were slaughtering Christians and vowing to drive all foreigners from the country - bad news for our Suez Canal investors (44 per cent, what?) and our lifeline to India.

Watershed 2010