Khedive Ismail Pasha

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Khedive Ismail Pasha was the 19th-century ruler of Egypt and Sudan known for his ambitious modernization and expansion efforts, heavy reliance on European financing, and eventual deposition under foreign pressure.

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instanceOf human
khedive
ruler of Egypt
ruler of Sudan
appointedBy Sultan Abdülaziz
areaRuled Egypt
Sudan
parts of the Horn of Africa
burialPlace Cairo
Egypt
causeOfPoliticalDownfall international debt commission
child Ahmed Fuad I of Egypt
linked to: Fuad I of Egypt

Hussein Kamel of Egypt
Tewfik Pasha
countryOfCitizenship Egypt
dateOfBirth 1830-12-31
dateOfDeath 1895-03-02
education educated in Paris
era 19th century
familyName Muhammad Ali dynasty
father Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
linked to: Ibrahim Pasha
fullName Ismail Pasha
givenName Ismail
grandfather Muhammad Ali Pasha
knownFor Europeanization policies
extravagant public spending
heavy foreign debt
involvement in the Suez Canal project
modernization of Egypt
sale of Suez Canal shares to Britain
territorial expansion in Africa
urban modernization of Cairo
languageSpoken Arabic
French
Turkish
memberOf Muhammad Ali dynasty
notableEvent financial control of Egypt by European powers
opening ceremonies of the Suez Canal in 1869
placeOfBirth Cairo
Egypt
placeOfDeath Istanbul
Ottoman Empire
politicalStatus vassal of the Ottoman Empire
positionHeld Khedive of Egypt and Sudan
linked to: Khedive
predecessor Saʿid Pasha
reasonForRemoval European financial pressure
reignEnd 1879
reignStart 1863
religion Sunni Islam
removedBy Sultan Abdülhamid II
residence Abdeen Palace
spouse Princess Jananiyar Hanim
Princess Shafiq-Nur
successor Tewfik Pasha
title Khedive
Wāli of Egypt

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Egyptian Army (Khedivate of Egypt) usedBy Khedive Ismail Pasha
Egyptian Army (Khedivate of Egypt) commandedBy Khedive Ismail Pasha
فؤاد الأول اسم الأب الخديوي إسماعيل
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Hussein Kamel of Egypt father Khedive Isma'il Pasha
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Abdeen Palace builtFor Khedive Ismail
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Abdeen Palace inauguratedBy Khedive Ismail
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Yohannes IV opponent Khedive Ismail Pasha
Aida commissionedBy Khedive Ismail Pasha of Egypt
subject linked to: Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida"
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Amneris operaOriginalCommissioner Khedive Ismail Pasha of Egypt
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Khedivial Opera House namedAfter Khedive Ismail
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Khedivial Opera House commissionedBy Khedive Ismail
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