Egyptian Sudan 2 All of Sudan was ruled by the princes of Egypt, and their administration was consolidated. Egypt was not satisfied with this, but sent Samuel Baker to the Equator. In the year 1874, Baker reached the Nile. Emin Pasha, governor of the Equator, and Gordon, governor of the Sudan, concluded a treaty with Egypt before 1874. In the year 1874, the Khedive of Egypt placed his country under Egyptian protection and appointed Ismail Pasha Lutfi Bey as governor of Eastern Sudan. The Sudan was divided into 11 provinces, and each province into districts and sub-districts. Charles Gordon, the engineer, drew up plans for the Sudan, its geography and politics. From these, it is understood that the political divisions were: 1. Equator 2. Bahr el Ghazal 3. Darfur 4. Fashir 5. Toggo 6. Kordofan 7. Khartoum 8. Sennar 9. Fazughli 10. Gadarif 11. Gallabat 12. Dongola