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Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah

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Religious leader in the Sudan, self-proclaimed as the Mahdi (1844-1885)

PoliticiansLived 1844 to 1885 · aged 40
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Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Fahal 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 remarkable victory over them in the Siege of Khartoum.

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Muhammad Ahmad, The Mahdi of Sudan, Charles Chaillé-Long, 1884Muhammad Ahmad, The Mahdi of Sudan, Charles Chaillé-Long, 1884Extent of the Mahdi rebellion in 1885 (green hatching)Extent of the Mahdi rebellion in 1885 (green hatching)A depiction of the British square at the Battle of Abu Klea, during the Mahdist War, 1885A depiction of the British square at the Battle of Abu Klea, during the Mahdist War, 1885The rebuilt tomb of Muhammad Ahmad in OmdurmanThe rebuilt tomb of Muhammad Ahmad in Omdurman

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Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah bin Fahal 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 remarkable victory over them in the Siege of Khartoum. He created a vast Islamic state extending from the Red Sea to Central Africa and founded a movement that remained influential in Sudan a century later.

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Lived 1844 to 1885 · aged 40
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