Kingdom of Egypt

The **Kingdom of Egypt** ( **', "the Egyptian Kingdom") was the _de jure_ independent Egyptian state created under the Muhammad Ali Dynasty in 1922.

The kingdom was created after the Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence by the United Kingdom. Until the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936, the Kingdom was only somewhat independent, since the British had control of foreign relations, communications, the military and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

Between 1936 and 1952, the British continued to have military presence and political advisers, at a reduced level.

The kingdom was known for corruption. This led to the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 by the Free Officers Movement. In 1953 the monarchy was formally abolished and the Republic of Egypt was established.

The legal status of Sudan was only resolved in 1954, when Egypt and Britain agreed that it should be granted independence in 1956.

## Other websites

- Tignore, Robert L. _Egypt: A Short History_ (2011) online

## Infobox (country)

- **native name**: (Arabic)
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- **conventional long name**: Kingdom of Egypt
- **common name**: Egypt
- **era**: Interwar era / World War II / Cold War / Palestine War
- **p1**: Sultanate of Egypt
- **flag p1**: Egypt flag 1882.svg
- **s1**: Arab Republic of Egypt (1953–1958)Arab Republic of Egypt
- **flag s1**: Flag of the Egyptian Revolution (1952).svg
- **image flag**: Flag of Egypt 1922.svg
- **flag alt**: Green flag with a white crescent containing three five-pointed white stars.
- **image coat**: File:Coat of arms of Kingdom of Egypt (blue color).svg
- **national anthem**: "Eslami ya Misr" (1923–1936)
**Royal anthem:** "Salam Affandina" (1936–1953)

- **image map**: Egypt in 1923.svg
- **image map caption**: <div style="padding-left:1.0em;text-align:left;">**Green:** Kingdom of Egypt
**Lighter green:** Condominium (international law), Condominium of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
**Lightest green:** Ceded from Sudan to Italian Libya in 1934.</div>
- **capital**: Cairo
- **common languages**: Arabic language, Arabic <small>(official)</small>
- **government type**: Unitary state, Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- **title leader**: King of Egypt, King
- **leader1**: Fuad I of Egypt, Fuad I
- **year leader1**: 1922–1936
- **leader2**: Farouk of Egypt, Farouk I
- **year leader2**: 1936–1952
- **leader3**: Fuad II of Egypt, Fuad II <sup>a</sup>
- **year leader3**: 1952–1953
- **title representative**: List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to Egypt, British High Commissioner
- **representative1**: Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, Edmund Allenby
- **year representative1**: 1922–1925
- **representative2**: George Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd, George Lloyd
- **year representative2**: 1925–1929
- **representative3**: Sir Percy Loraine, 12th Baronet, Percy Loraine
- **year representative3**: 1929–1933
- **representative4**: Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn, Miles Lampson
- **year representative4**: 1933–1936
- **title deputy**: Prime Minister of Egypt, Prime Minister
- **deputy1**: Abdel Khaliq Sarwat Pasha
- **year deputy1**: 1922 <small>(first)</small>
- **deputy2**: Mohamed Naguib<sup>b</sup>
- **year deputy2**: 1952–1953 <small>(last)</small>
- **legislature**: Parliament of Egypt, Parliament
- **house1**: Senate
- **house2**: Chamber of Deputies
- **event pre**: Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian Independence, Independence by the United Kingdom
- **date pre**: 28 February 1922
- **event start**: Sultan Fuad I becomes Fuad I of Egypt, King Fuad I
- **date start**: 15 March
- **year start**: 1922
- **event1**: 1923 Constitution of Egypt, Constitution adopted
- **date event1**: 19 April 1923
- **event2**: Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936, Anglo-Egyptian
Treaty
- **date event2**:
27 August 1936
- **event3**: United Nations Charter, Admitted to the United Nations
- **date event3**: 24 October 1945
- **event4**: 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Palestine War
- **event5**: Egyptian Revolution of 1952
- **date event5**: 23 July 1952
- **event6**: Abdication of Farouk of Egypt, King Farouk, and ascension of Fuad II of Egypt, King Fuad II
- **date event6**: 26 July 1952
- **event end**: Declaration of the Republic, Abolition of the monarchy, and declaration of the Republic
- **date end**: 18 June
- **year end**: 1953
- **stat year1**: 1927
- **stat pop1**: 14,218,000
- **stat year2**: 1937
- **stat area2**: 994,000
- **stat pop2**: 15,933,000
- **stat year3**: 1947 Census in Egypt, census
- **stat pop3**: 19,090,447
- **currency**: Egyptian pound
- **footnote a**: Under Regencies in Egypt#Regency during Fouad II's minority, regency.
- **footnote b**: Became first President of Egypt.
- **demonym**: Egyptian
- **today**: Egypt
 Sudan
 South Sudan
 Libya (Land Ceded)
- **religion**: Islam (State religion, official)