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'''Mohammed Ahmed''', (b. 1844, d. 1885) known as '''''The Mahdi''''', was the leader of [[Sudan]] noted for the killing of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[General]] Charles Gordon at the siege of [[Khartoum]] in 1885.

'''Mohammed Ahmed''', (b. 1844, d. 1885) known as '''''The Mahdi''''', was the leader of [[Sudan]] noted for the killing of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[General]] [[Charles Gordon]] at the siege of [[Khartoum]] in 1885.

Ahmed was born in Dongola and joined the [[Egypt]]ian civil service. Later he became a [[slavery|slave]] trader and finally led a relentless and successful uprising against Egyptian rule in eastern Sudan. After defeating Hicks Pasha and an Egyptian army in 1883 he established a theocratic state and made El Obeid his capital. In 1885 he besieged the town of Khartoum which was held by the British. The commanding officer of the British garrison, General Gordon was killed just two days before a relief force arrived. The Mahdi eventually died at the battle of Omdurman when Field-Marshall [[Kitchener]] retook Sudan with a combined British and Egyptian force.

Ahmed was born in Dongola and joined the [[Egypt]]ian civil service. Later he became a [[slavery|slave]] trader and finally led a relentless and successful uprising against Egyptian rule in eastern Sudan. After defeating Hicks Pasha and an Egyptian army in 1883 he established a theocratic state and made El Obeid his capital. In 1885 he besieged the town of Khartoum which was held by the British. The commanding officer of the British garrison, General Gordon was killed just two days before a relief force arrived. The Mahdi eventually died at the battle of Omdurman when Field-Marshall [[Kitchener]] retook Sudan with a combined British and Egyptian force.

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