Dervish forces

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Dervish forces were the fervently religious Mahdist Ansar fighters in late 19th-century Sudan who waged a jihad against Egyptian and British rule.

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Dervish forces canonical 1
Somaliland Dervishes 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist rebel group
Mahdist fighters
military force
activeDuring early 20th century
late 19th century
commandStructure organized under Mahdist emirs
country Sudan
defeatedBy Anglo-Egyptian army
defeatedIn Battle of Omdurman
describedAs Ansar
Dervishes
ethnicComposition Sudanese Africans
predominantly Sudanese Arabs
foughtAgainst Anglo-Egyptian forces
linked to: Anglo-Egyptian army

British Empire
Khedivate of Egypt
foughtIn Mahdist War
goal establish Islamic state in Sudan
expel foreign rule from Sudan
historicalPeriod Scramble for Africa era
linked to: Scramble for Africa
ideology Islamic revivalism
jihadism
language Arabic
loyalTo Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi
motivation religious fervor
notableBattle Battle of Atbara
Battle of Omdurman
Siege of Khartoum
operatedIn Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
Sudan
opposedTo Anglo-Egyptian administration
British rule in Sudan
Egyptian rule in Sudan
partOf Mahdist movement
linked to: Mahdism
religion Islam
religiousOrientation Mahdism
status defunct
successor Ansar political-religious community in Sudan
usedTactics close-quarters combat
mass infantry charges
usedWeapons rifles
spears
swords

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Mahdist Ansar forces alsoKnownAs Dervish forces
Somaliland Campaign (1900–1920) belligerent Somaliland Dervishes
linked to: Dervish forces