Mahdist Revolution

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Sudan
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mahdist_War
Mahdist uprising
gptkbp:cause Opposition to Egyptian and British rule
Religious revivalism
gptkbp:endDate 1899
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mahdist Revolution
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkb:Sufism
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Muhammad_Ahmad
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sudan
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:namedAfter Mahdi (the guided one)
gptkbp:notableAchievement British military reforms
Collapse of Mahdist State
Death of Charles Gordon
Influence on later Sudanese nationalism
Mass displacement and casualties
Restoration of Anglo-Egyptian control
Rise of Abdallahi ibn Muhammad as Khalifa
Spread of Mahdism in Africa
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Abu_Klea
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Obeid
gptkb:Siege_of_Khartoum
gptkb:Battle_of_Omdurman
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Abdallahi_ibn_Muhammad
gptkb:Muhammad_Ahmad
gptkb:Charles_Gordon
gptkb:Herbert_Kitchener
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Anglo-Egyptian_forces
gptkb:Khedivate_of_Egypt
gptkbp:predecessor Egyptian rule in Sudan
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_colonialism
Islamic movements
Sudanese history
gptkbp:religion Islamic messianism
gptkbp:result Defeat of Mahdist State by Anglo-Egyptian forces
Establishment of Mahdist State
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Omdurman
gptkb:Fall_of_Khartoum
Proclamation of Muhammad Ahmad as Mahdi
gptkbp:startDate 1881
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Anglo-Egyptian_Sudan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mahdist_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6