1899 ⟶ Fall of the Mahdi State in Sudan

Fall of Muhammad Ahmad's Mahdi State occupied by the British...
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🇫🇷 France invades Tunisia and Muhammad Ahmad declares himself Mahdi

France" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">France invaded Tunisia and the Bey acknowledged supremacy of France" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">France as a result of the treaty of Bardo. Muhammad Ahmad declared himself Mahdi in northern Sudan.⟶
France invades Tunisia and Muhammad Ahmad declares himself Mahdi (1881)
French ColonizationTunisiaMahdiMuhammad AhmadSudanColonialism19th Century
TunisiaTunisiaFranceFranceSudanSudan

🚩 Mahdist State established in Sudan and death of Muhammad Ahmad

Muhammad Ahmad declared free Government of Sudan under his rule. Death of Mahdi Sudani five months after the occupation of Khartoum.⟶
Mahdist State established in Sudan and death of Muhammad Ahmad (1885)
Mahdist StateMuhammad AhmadSudanReligious MovementGovernance19th CenturyMahdi
SudanSudan

🇬🇧 Fall of the Mahdi State in Sudan

Fall of Muhammad Ahmad's Mahdi State occupied by the British and the Egyptians jointly. By the end of this century, global Muslim population had grown to 13 percent of the total.⟶
Fall of the Mahdi State in Sudan (1899)
Mahdist StateSudanBritish EmpireEgyptian ControlColonialismMuhammad AhmadMahdiMilitary Defeat
SudanSudanEgyptEgyptUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom