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Photograph: Mahmud in his bloodstained Jibba, captured at the Battle of Atbara, 8 April, 1898. In 1883, the Sudanese religious leader, Muhammad Ahmad (or the Mahdi)
Victorian Scrap, death of General Gordon. circa late 1880s
Islamic adventurer known as Mahdi meditating in a cave from a Persian manuscript. Mehhdy. Mehhedi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by L
The first four Caliphs, heirs of Prophet Muhammad, in chronological order: Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (top right), Umar ibn al-Khattab (top left), Uthman ibn Affan (bottom right)
Sudan - Omdurman - The Mahdis TombThe Mahdis Tomb - Omdurman, Sudan. Tomb of Muhammad Ahmad, self- declared Mahdi in 1881. In his reform of Islam he replaced the pilgrimage to Mecca with the obligation to serve in the holy war
Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - The Mahdi - Portrait of Arab leader. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War. Date: 1881 - 1889
Sir Henry Morton Stanley with a Maxim Automatic Machine-GunEngraving of Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904), the Anglo-American journalist and explorer, sitting astride a Maxim Automatic Machine-gun, 1887
Mohammed Ahmed, The MahdiMohammed Ahmed (Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah), known as The Mahdi (meaning the messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith), a Sufi sheikh of the Samaniyya order in the Sudan, north east Africa
Mahdist War - Sudan Campaign - Birthplace of the Mahdi - Showing harbour, beach, boats, trees, and square shaped white buildings. Part of Box 244 Boswell Collection - Sudan War. Date: 1881 - 1889
Mahdis Tomb - Omdurman, SudanThe Mahdis Tomb - Omdurman, Sudan. Tomb of Muhammad Ahmad, self- declared Mahdi in 1881. In his reform of Islam he replaced the pilgrimage to Mecca with the obligation to serve in the holy war
Slavers Raiding a Village on the Aruwimi River, Central AfriEngraving showing Arab slavers raiding a village beside the Aruwimi River, as seen from the Yambuya Camp occupied by Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1888
Tippoo Tibs Grand Canoes on the Congo River, 1888Engraving showing Tippoo Tibs grand canoes travelling down the Congo River during Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1888
Osman DignaOSMAN DIGNA Arab supporter of the Mahdi Date: 1836 - 1926
The Mahdi or For the Victoria cross. Date c1897
Sudan - The Mahdis Tomb - showing damageSudan - The Mahdis Tomb, Omduran - showing damage. Tomb of Muhammad Ahmad, self-declared Mahdi in 1881. In his reform of Islam he replaced the pilgrimage to Mecca with the obligation to serve in
Sudan - The remains of the Mahdis TombSudan - The Mahdis Tomb, Omdurman. On the death of the Mahdi in 1885, his body was entombed in a silver-domed mosque in Omdurman
H. M. Stanley and his officers leaving Mombasa aboard the steEngraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on left, raising cap) and his officers returning from the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition aboard the steam-ship Katoria, 1889
Travelling by hammock; H. M. Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief ExpePhotograph showing one of the members of Sir Henry Morton Stanleys Emin Pasha Relief Expedition being carried by hammock, Central Africa, 1888
Map of Central Africa showing the likely routes of the EminEngraved map showing Central Africa and the predicted routes of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, 1887. Emin Pasha (1840-1892), the German doctor, explorer
Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson entering Dufile, 1888Engraving showing the Emin Pasha and Mr. Jephson riding into Dufile, on the banks of the River Nile, c.1888. Emin Pasha (1840-1892)
Sudan DongolaGeneral view of the birthplace of the Mahdi, on the Nile above the Third Cataract
Meeting of Emin Pasha and Sir Henry Morton Stanley, KavalliEmin Pasha (1840-1892) and Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) at Kavalli, Central Africa, April 1888. Emin Pasha, the German doctor, explorer
Sir Henry Morton Stanley leaving Yambuya Camp during the EmiEngraving showing Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) (on right, wearing dark jacket) setting out from Yambuya Camp on the 28th June 1887 during the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition
Khartoum is TakenSUDAN The Mahdis troops take Khartoum