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Conflict Middle East

Mahdist War

1881 CE – 1899 CE · 18 years

Muhammad Ahmad proclaimed himself the Mahdi and led a revolt against Egyptian-British rule, capturing Khartoum and killing General Gordon. Britain reconquered Sudan under Kitchener in 1898.

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Mahdist War on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • British Empire & Egypt
  • Mahdist State

Key moments

Defining events in the Mahdist War.

  1. 1885 Fall of Khartoum
  2. 1898 Battle of Omdurman

Elsewhere in Middle East at the time

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Landmark · Middle East

Nasir al-Mulk Mosque

1888 CE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Egypt

Attested 3000 BCE – 2026 CE

Conflict · Middle East

Anglo-Egyptian War

1882 CE

Landmark · Middle East

Great Pyramid of Giza

2560 BCE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Persia

Attested 400 CE – 1914 CE

Conflict · Middle East

First Italo-Ethiopian War

1895 CE – 1896 CE

Landmark · Middle East

Petra

300 BCE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Khiva Khanate

1511 CE – 1920 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1881 CE and 1899 CE.

1882 CE Anglo-Egyptian War 1888 CE Nasir al-Mulk Mosque 1895 CE First Italo-Ethiopian War 1896 CE Battle of Adwa 1882 CE Sagrada Família

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Sagrada Família Landmark · Europe 1882 CE – still standing Cuba Polity · Americas Founded 1898 CE · attested to 2026 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Charles Darwin Figure · England 1809 CE – 1882 CE War of the Pacific Conflict · Americas 1879 CE – 1884 CE Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood Landmark · Europe 1883 CE – still standing
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