Muhammad Ahmad (Mahdi)

GPTKB entity

Properties (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Religious leader
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Sudan
Jihad movements
gptkbp:battle Battle of Omdurman
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sudan
gptkbp:born 1844
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Sudan
gptkbp:children Abdallah
gptkbp:contemporary Various leaders
gptkbp:contribution Establishment of a theocratic state
gptkbp:culturalImpact Sudanese_nationalism
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Omdurman
gptkbp:depictedIn Films and documentaries
gptkbp:died 1885
gptkbp:established gptkb:Mahdist_state
gptkbp:fanEvents Books and articles
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Mahdist_movement
Thousands
gptkbp:foughtAgainst Turco-Egyptian rule
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 19th century
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol of resistance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Muhammad Ahmad (Mahdi)
gptkbp:influenced Islamic_revivalism
gptkbp:influencedBy Hadith
Quran
Colonial history
Historical events
Cultural identity
Local traditions
Cultural practices
Economic conditions
Political movements
Sufi traditions
Social movements
Geopolitical factors
Religious conflicts
Crisis of authority
Religious reformers
Islamic_teachings
Islamic_eschatology
gptkbp:inspiration Various_Islamic_movements
gptkbp:knownFor Anti-colonialism
Claiming to be the Mahdi
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Mahdist_state
gptkbp:nationality Sudanese
gptkbp:notableWork Mahdist War
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:British_Empire
Colonialism
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Al-Mahdi
gptkbp:recognizedBy His followers
gptkbp:recognizes A messianic figure
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:religion Islam
Social justice
Mahdism
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Khartoum
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Fatima
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Abdallah_al-Taashi
gptkbp:symbolizes Islamic_revival
gptkbp:taught Islamic_principles
gptkbp:title gptkb:Al-Mahdi