Siege of Khartoum
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The siege of Khartoum took place from 13 March 1884 to 26 January 1885. Sudanese Mahdist forces captured the city of Khartoum, Sudan, from its Egyptian garrison, thereby gaining control over the whole
Portrayal of Gordon's death by George W. Joy
Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi
Charles Gordon in Egyptian military uniform
Death of General Gordon at Khartoum
Muhammad Ahmad
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Muḥammad Aḥmad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Faḥal was a Sudanese religious and political leader. In 1881, he claimed to be the Mahdi and led a war against Egyptian rule in Sudan, which culminated in a remarkabl
Siege of Khartoum
…Sudan. Egypt had conquered Sudan in 1820, but had itself come under British domination in 1882. In 1881, the Mahdist War began in Sudan, led by Muhammad Ahmad who claimed to be the Mahdi. The Egyptian Army was unable to suppress the revolt, being defeated in several battles and retreating to their garrisons…
Illustration of Muhammad, 1884
Muhammad Ahmad, The Mahdi of Sudan, Charles Chaillé-Long, 1884
A depiction of the British square at the Battle of Abu Klea, during the Mahdist War, 1885
The rebuilt tomb of Muhammad Ahmad in Omdurman