a loose term to denote an area containing British settlers and under partial British control (Gambia 1888)
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occupied
an area containing British settlers/military forces but not under British control (Transvaal 1877)
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client state
an area with its own ruler but with strong British influence which restricted that ruler's independence politically, militarily and economically (Egypt and the Sudan 1882) (unofficially known as veiled protectorate)
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chartered company rule
an area by a trading company (through native rulers) with a special licence by the British government which gave it political as well as economic rights (Southern Nigeria 1884)
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Khedive
the ruler of Egypt, who exercised authority on behalf of the Ottoman Sultan (Isma'il Pasha)
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tariff
a duty or tax paid on goods travelling between countries or zones
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puppet ruler
a ruler who has to act as directed by his master - in this case Britain (Tewfiq)
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Consul-General
Britain's highest governmental representative in an overseas territory; he speaks on behalf of his state in the country in which he is located (Major Evelyn Baring)
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veiled protectorate
a state controlled by another in an indirect manner; in this case, while Britain and Egypt officially enjoyed equal sovereignty, in reality, the British Consul-General ruled (officially known as client state)
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Mahdi
an Islamic redeemer - regarded by Shi'ites as the Twelfth Imam (the final successor to the Prophet Muhammad)
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jihadist
a person fighting a holy war
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Card 2
Front
an area containing British settlers/military forces but not under British control (Transvaal 1877)
Back
occupied
Card 3
Front
an area with its own ruler but with strong British influence which restricted that ruler's independence politically, militarily and economically (Egypt and the Sudan 1882) (unofficially known as veiled protectorate)
Back
Card 4
Front
an area by a trading company (through native rulers) with a special licence by the British government which gave it political as well as economic rights (Southern Nigeria 1884)
Back
Card 5
Front
the ruler of Egypt, who exercised authority on behalf of the Ottoman Sultan (Isma'il Pasha)
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