On 19 December 1914, the British deposed Abbas Helmi II while he was on a visit to Vienna, and severed Egypt's nominal ties to the Ottoman Empire, thus ending Egypt's status as a khedivate.
December 1914, the British deposed Abbas Helmi II while he was on a visit to Vienna, and severed Egypt's nominal ties to the Ottoman Empire, thus ending Egypt's status as a khedivate. This was on 19.