The Sudanese Mahdiyyah Movement: A Quick Review

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source: Brittanica Online Encyclopedia

INTRODUCTION

The jihadist movement known as the Sudanese Mahdist was a colonial war of the late 19th century. It is frequently asserted that the Mahdist was due to the oppression and misgovernment of the Egyptians in the Sudan. This hypothesis has been too easily and uncritically accepted, since its fail to explain why the revolution began precisely when and where it did. Examples of oppression and corruption could be found in the Turco-Egyptian...