Kingdom of Egypt

State · 1922–1952 CE · at its largest around 1926 CE

The Egyptian monarchy proclaimed when Britain ended its protectorate in 1922, ruled by Fuad I and then Farouk under continuing British influence. It was overthrown by the Free Officers in the revolution of 1952.

On its lands while it lasted

• Naguib Mahfouz (1911 CE – 2006 CE): Egyptian novelist known for the Cairo Trilogy, the first Arabic-language writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1988.
• Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918 CE – 1970 CE): Egypt's leader from 1954 until his death, a champion of Arab nationalism who nationalized the Suez Canal and built the Aswan High Dam.
• Discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb (1922 CE): Howard Carter's excavation revealed the nearly intact tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62) in the Valley of the Kings, with its gold burial mask and thousands of objects.
• Second Battle of El Alamein (1942 CE): British Commonwealth forces under Bernard Montgomery defeated the German–Italian army of Erwin Rommel, a turning point of the North African campaign.
• Egyptian Revolution of 1952 (1952 CE): The Free Officers, led by Mohamed Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser, overthrew King Farouk; Egypt was declared a republic in 1953.

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