Egypt came under indirect British control at the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882.
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The sun never set on the British Empire in 1900 because of the varied places one earth that were part if the British Empire. At any given time during a twenty-four hour period, the sun was shining on one of these possessions.
The biggest Empire in the world was the British Empire, it was the biggest Empire the world has ever seen by far! It stretched right around the globe and a saying was born "the sun never sets on the British empire" because a part of the empire was always in daylight. Here is a map of the world, bits marked red was under British rule: http://northbritain.files.wordpress.com/2008/10british-empire-1920.jpg AS a matter of fact the mongolian empire was the biggest ever seen It was ruled by chinggis khan. And it was 4 times the roman empire at its peak. However, when chinggis khan died, the empire shrunk a lot. The empire is the size of Europe and china together!
The greatest European powers included Rome, Holy Roman Empire, France, and the Byzantine Empire.
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Pound, dates from being part of the British Empire
Nominally still part of the Ottoman Empire but administered by the British.
Greece, Rome, Turkey, Persia, the Ottoman Empire and Britain have all colonised Egypt at various times.British
Yes. Egypt has been part of numerous Empires, like the Hellenistic Empire, the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the Rightly-Guided Caliphate, the Umayyad Caliphate, the Abbassid Caliphate, the Fatimid Caliphate, the Mamluk Sultanate, the Ottoman Sultanate, and the British Empire.
Egypt became part of the Roman Empire in 30 bc
The Suez Canal, which linked the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, meaning that British ships did not have to sail around Africa to reach India, a hugely important route for British (and French trading).
They were all part of the British Empire
The USA has never been part of the British Empire.
All non British, countries, colonies, territories or protectorates were not part of the British Empire.
Both Kenya & Zimbabwe (Formerly Southern Rhodesia) were part of the British Empire. Both Egypt & Sudan were British protectorates within the British Empire. Keyna is a member of the Commonwealth, but I think Zimbabwe is probably now suspended in these troubled times.
Egypt was part of the Persian Empire which Alexander the Great conquered.
France was never part of the British Empire.