Mahdist War

The Mahdist War was fought between the Mahdist Sudanese, led by Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah, who had proclaimed himself the "Mahdi" of Islam, and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, initially, and later the forces of Britain. After four years, the Mahdist rebels overthrew the Ottoman-Egyptian administration with the fall of Khartoum and gained control over Sudan. The Mahdist State launched several unsuccessful invasions of their neighbours, expanding the scale of the conflict to also include the Italian Empire, the Congo Free State and the Ethiopian Empire. They also faced significant internal rebellion.

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1881 — 1899  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Anglo-Sudan War; British-Sudanese War; Mahdist Revolt; Sudan Campaign; Sudanese Mahdist Revolt
Kingdom of Italy, Congo Free State, Mahdist Sudan, Ethiopian Empire, British Empire, war, 

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1881 — 1899 Mahdist War

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1832 — 1848 Ethiopian–Ottoman border conflict

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1837-04-22T00:00:00Z

1837 Battle of Wad Kaltabu

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1885 Battle of Tofrek

1888-06-01T00:00:00Z

1888-06-01T00:00:00Z

1888 Battle of Madana

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

2009 2009 Sudan airstrikes

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British Royal Navy warship off Suakim, Sudan; during the Mahdi war

The Rebellion in the Soudan - The Graphic 1884

Indian Contingent on board 'Czarewitch', 1st Sudan War, 1884 (c)

Sudan, Africa; sheet of sketches showing fighting, medical a Wellcome V0015329

Sir Gerald Graham directing the hoisting of patients on boar Wellcome V0015352EL

Sheet of sketches showing the interior of the hospital ship Wellcome V0015352ER

Suakim from Quarantine Island

Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan (1885) (14761084586)

Composite photographic portrait of the New South Wales Contingent, Soudan Campaign, 1885,

Composite photographic portrait of the New South Wales Contingent, Soudan Campaign, 1885,

• The River War - 1899 book by Winston Churchill, English
• Aus dem Reiche Emin Paschas - German article in Die Gartenlaube, 1888, no. 37, German
• Bilder aus dem Sudan - German article in Die Gartenlaube, 1884, no. 13, 16, German
• Prijësit e rebelimit: janar-mars 1997: kronikë pa koment - book by Ndrek Gjini, Albanian, 2001
• New South Wales Contingent - military unit, 1884
• Der Kriegsschauplatz im Sudan - German article in Die Gartenlaube, 1884, no. 10, German

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1956	Sudan	human settlement, sovereign state, rump state, republic, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1832	Ethiopian–Ottoman border conflict	Ethiopian Empire, Egypt Eyalet, border conflict	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1837	Battle of Wad Kaltabu	battle, Ethiopian Empire, Egypt Eyalet	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1885	Battle of Tofrek	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1888	Battle of Madana	battle, Ethiopian Empire, Mahdist Sudan	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2009	2009 Sudan airstrikes	airstrike	Wikidata
event	war	1881	Mahdist War	war, British Empire, Congo Free State, Kingdom of Italy, Ethiopian Empire, Mahdist Sudan	Wikidata
commons	image		British Royal Navy warship off Suakim, Sudan; during the Mahdi war		Commons
commons	image		The Rebellion in the Soudan - The Graphic 1884		Commons
commons	image		Indian Contingent on board 'Czarewitch', 1st Sudan War, 1884 (c)		Commons
commons	image		Sudan, Africa; sheet of sketches showing fighting, medical a Wellcome V0015329		Commons
commons	image		Sir Gerald Graham directing the hoisting of patients on boar Wellcome V0015352EL		Commons
commons	image		Sheet of sketches showing the interior of the hospital ship Wellcome V0015352ER		Commons
commons	image		Suakim from Quarantine Island		Commons
commons	image		Cassell's history of the war in the Soudan (1885) (14761084586)		Commons
commons	image		Composite photographic portrait of the New South Wales Contingent, Soudan Campaign, 1885,		Commons
commons	image		Composite photographic portrait of the New South Wales Contingent, Soudan Campaign, 1885,		Commons