Muhammad Ahmad
August 12, 1844 – June 22, 1885
Sudanese Sufi preacher who proclaimed himself the Mahdi in 1881, led a revolt that drove the Egyptians and British out of Sudan, and took Khartoum in 1885 before dying months later.
August 12, 1844 – June 22, 1885
Sudanese Sufi preacher who proclaimed himself the Mahdi in 1881, led a revolt that drove the Egyptians and British out of Sudan, and took Khartoum in 1885 before dying months later.
