1881 ⟶ France invades Tunisia and Muhammad Ahmad declares himself Mahdi
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🚩 Maulay Muhammad defeated by Spain
📜 Tunisia recognizes Ottoman suzerainty
Tunisia recognised suzerainty of Ottoman Empire through a firman.⟶

Ottoman EmpireTunisiaSuzeraintyFirmanNorth AfricaGovernance19th Century


🇫🇷 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.⟶

French ColonizationTunisiaMahdiMuhammad AhmadSudanColonialism19th Century



💂 Egypt comes under British military occupation
Egypt came under British military occupation.⟶

British OccupationEgyptImperialismColonialismStrategic InterestsPolitical Control19th Century


🚩 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 StateMuhammad AhmadSudanReligious MovementGovernance19th CenturyMahdi

🇬🇧 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.⟶

Mahdist StateSudanBritish EmpireEgyptian ControlColonialismMuhammad AhmadMahdiMilitary Defeat


