Mahdist State

State · 1890–1899 CE · at its largest around 1890 CE

Born of a religious uprising, the Mahdi's followers took Khartoum in 1885, killing General Gordon, and built a new capital at Omdurman. The Khalifa's state endured war and famine until British machine guns cut down its army at Omdurman in 1898.

On its lands while it lasted

• Omdurman (c. 1890 CE): Capital of Mahdist State (1890–1899).

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