Mahdist State
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| Capital | Omdurman |
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| Founded | 1885 |
| Common languages | Sudan |
| Date dissolved | 1899 |
| Historical era | Scramble for Africa |
| Government | Islamic |
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| ID | 1240595 |
About Mahdist State
The Mahdist State, also known as Mahdist Sudan or the Sudanese Mahdiyya, was a religious and political movement launched in 1881 by Muammad Ahmad bin Abdullah against the Khedivate of Egypt, which had ruled the Sudan since 1821.
