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Muhammad Ahmad, Imam · The Mahdi of Sudan

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RulerImam · The Mahdi of Sudan

Muhammad Ahmadمحمد أحمد المهدي

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A Sudanese Sufi who declared himself the Mahdi in 1881 and took Khartoum from the British-backed Egyptians.

He gathered followers against corrupt Egyptian rule, won battle after battle and took Khartoum in 1885, where General Gordon was killed. He died months later; his successor ruled until 1898.

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European colonial empires

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Abdul Hamid IIQueen VictoriaUways al-BarawiMuhammad AbduhAhmadu BambaHabib SalihAhmad DahlanJamal al-Din al-Afghani

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