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The battle took place on 2 September 1898, at Kerreri, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Omdurman. Following the establishment of the Mahdist State in Sudan, and the subsequent threat to the regional status quo and to British-occupied Egypt, the British government decided to send an expeditionary force with the task of overthrowing the Khalifa.
The Mahdist War [b] (Arabic: الثورة المهدية, romanized: ath-Thawra al-Mahdiyya; 1881–1899) was a war between the Mahdist Sudanese, led by Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah, who had proclaimed himself the "Mahdi" of Islam (the "Guided One"), and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt, initially, and later the forces of Britain.
Background Q & A: The Darfur Crisis, Esther Pan, Council on Foreign Relations, cfr.org; Price of Peace in Africa: Agreement in Sudan Between Government and Rebel; Photojournalist's Account – Displacement of Sudan's second civil war; In pictures: Sudan trek – of returning refugees after the war, BBC, 14 June 2005
Khedivate of Egypt. 1899 — 1901 Rabih War. 1874 Rabih az-Zubayr conquered the Sultanate of Darfur; 1881 C.E. — 1899 C.E. The Mahdist War. November 3, 1883 C.E. — November 5, 1883 C.E. Battle of El Obeid
The Sudan question: the dispute over the Anglo-Egyptian condominium, 1884–1951 (1952) Duncan, J.S.R. The Sudan: a record of achievement (1952), from the British perspective; Gee, Martha Bettis (2009). Piece work/peace work : working together for peace and Sudan : mission study for children and teacher's guide. Women's Division, General Board ...
The Queen's Sudan Medal was authorised in March 1899 and awarded to British and Egyptian forces which took part in the Sudan campaign between June 1896 and September 1898. [ 1 ] The campaign reflected the British desire to reverse the defeats of the Mahdist War in the 1880s, as well as concern that France and other European powers would take ...
Established in March 1899 and awarded to British and Egyptian forces which took part in the Sudan campaign between June 1896 and September 1898. [44] [45] Khedive's Sudan Medal (1897) A campaign medal awarded by the Khedivate of Egypt to both Egyptian and British forces for service during the reconquest of the Sudan. [46] Khedive's Sudan Medal ...
Pakistan–Sudan relations are the bilateral relations between Pakistan and Sudan. Both countries share the same religion as well as historical baggage of colonial rule. Both countries are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Like Minded Group, Non-Aligned Movement and Group of 77. Pakistan has an embassy in Khartoum.