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Fall of Khartoum and Mahdist rise in the Soudan
A sweeping historical panorama recounts the 1885 fall of Khartoum and the Mahdist rise under the Khalifa Abdullah and Mahdi, detailing Gordon’s death, Slatin’s capture and escape, and the broader collapse of Egyptian control in central Africa, with echoes of imperial strategy and trade implications for the region.
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Bichurfoun
Tart
Central Africa
England
Gordon
Aes
Ondorman
Aeryia
Khare
Sunilan
Mallist
Coe Devyiches
Si Hovstie Herbert Sitchenen
Ireland
Acuy
Sirdar
Khartoum
Khalifa Abdullah
Mahdi
Mahdi Khalifat
Rasul
Bia
Sayid
Sayidng Mahdi
Kordofan
el Obeil
Orerly
Mabili
el Obeid
Sennar
Hicks Pacha
Lesse
Omdurman
Low Nile
Trian
Slatin
Soudan
Khare Foum
Omilurman
Sani
Hhs House
Mali
Kipling
Rudolphh Slatin
Hlatin Pasha
Austria
Khalifa
Lim
Wiegate
Daron Hoeidler
Ansteing Abassador
Cairo
Uniil
Wienist
Legalife
Haasein
Assman