1881France invades Tunisia and Muhammad Ahmad declares himself Mahdi

France invaded Tunisia and the Bey acknowledged supremacy of...
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🚩 Maulay Muhammad defeated by Spain

Maulay Muhammad defeated by Spain (1860)
SpainMoroccoColonialismWar19th centuryNorth Africa
SpainSpainMoroccoMorocco

📜 Tunisia recognizes Ottoman suzerainty

Tunisia recognised suzerainty of Ottoman Empire through a firman.
Tunisia recognizes Ottoman suzerainty (1871)
Ottoman EmpireTunisiaSuzeraintyFirmanNorth AfricaGovernance19th Century
TunisiaTunisiaTurkeyTurkey

🇫🇷 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

💂 Egypt comes under British military occupation

Egypt came under British military occupation.
Egypt comes under British military occupation (1882)
British OccupationEgyptImperialismColonialismStrategic InterestsPolitical Control19th Century
EgyptEgyptUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🚩 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