| It was French culture and French institutions which the Khedives had tried to adopt. |
| Sultans, Khedives, Kings and Presidents have held unlimited power. |
| He finally declared Egypt as an autonomous state under the Ottoman sovereignty, and started a dynasty of Khedives and Kings that lasted for over a century. |
| Part of the Ottoman Empire from 1517, it became practically autonomous under the rule of the Khedives during the nineteenth century. |
| On display are the royal trains of the Khedives and their magnificent carriages. |
| Pashas, khedives, sultans, kings, colonial proconsuls, colonels, and generals have taken turns ruling it autocratically and ruthlessly. |
