Death of Mahdi

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.2.3: Anglophone African Writing and Culture: Subsaharan.
Vol. editors: Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), David Firth (University of Manchester), Alex Nelungo Wanjala (University of Nairobi)

Domains

Islam

Dates

Date of occurrence 1885-06-21

Places

Sudan (Location)

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Muhammed Ahmed, the self-proclaimed Mahdi of Sudan, dies of typhus. He had chosen to pass the succession to three deputies, but this leads to a period of internal conflict between the candidates.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Death of Mahdi". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18912, accessed 26 April 2024.]

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