It is done - or so it seems

And here it is:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Man-claims-kingdom-so-daughter-can-be-princess/articleshow/38416961.cms

However, the surrounding land to the site of his kingdom is not famed of peace, democracy, Law, transparency, good governance and mild temperate weather.
Once it was ruled by the Mahdi - the very same who killed General Gordon. It was a conflict that ended with Battle of Omdurman. This battle entailed the last known genuine cavalry charge in which one Winston Churchill was an active participants.