Image: Durbar Port Said stopover 1911

Description: Photograph taken aboard HMS Medina at Port Said in December 1911. It was taken during a stopover of the ship bringing King George V and Queen Mary to India for the Delhi Durbar in the course of which George V will be crowned Emperor of India. Sitting next to Queen Mary is Kamil Pasha, four-time grand vizier of Turkey. Standing, from left to right: Prince Mohammed Ali Tewfik, younger brother of Khedive Abbas II; Sir Reginald Wingate, Sirdar (commander-in-chief) of the Egyptian army as well as governor-general of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan; Prince Dia al-Din, eldest son of Sultan Mehmed V of Turkey; Abbas II, Khedive of Egypt; King George V. This photograph illustrates the complex multi-layered political setup under which the Egyptians lived in 1911. The hereditary Khedive was the effective ruler of Egypt, recognized as such by the international community, but he was still the vassal of the Ottoman sultan, his nominal suzerain, and had to pay a hefty annual tribute to him. As for the British, since 1882 they were in permanent occupation of Egypt, exercising an ill-defined semi-protectorate over the country.
Title: Durbar Port Said stopover 1911
Credit: History blog
Author: Photograph unknown, but undoubtedly working in an official capacity. 1911.
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License: Public domain
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