Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi
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Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi was a 19th-century Sudanese religious leader who led a major Islamic revivalist movement and rebellion against Egyptian and British rule, founding the Mahdist state in Sudan.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi canonical | 21 |
| Muhammad Ahmad | 2 |
| Khalifa of the Mahdist state | 1 |
| Mahmud Ahmad for Mahdist Sudan | 1 |
| Muhammad Ahmad al‑Mahdi | 1 |
| Muhammad Ahmad ibn Abd Allah | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic reformer
ⓘ
Mahdist ⓘ Sudanese person ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| activity |
leading military campaigns
ⓘ
preaching religious reform ⓘ |
| basedIn | Sudan ⓘ |
| cause |
establishment of an independent Islamic state in Sudan
ⓘ
resistance to foreign domination in Sudan ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| conflict |
Mahdist War
ⓘ
revolt against Egyptian and British rule in Sudan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sudan ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Sudanese Islamic culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Sudanese
ⓘ
surface form:
Sudanese Arabs
|
| founded |
Mahdism
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahdist movement
Mahdist Sudan ⓘ
surface form:
Mahdist state in Sudan
|
| givenName |
Aḥmad
ⓘ
surface form:
Ahmad
Muhammad ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century Sudan ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamic revivalism
ⓘ
anti-colonialism ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Sudanese nationalist movements ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Islamic eschatological beliefs about the Mahdi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creating a theocratic state in Sudan
ⓘ
defeating Turco-Egyptian forces in Sudan ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy |
founder of a major Islamic revivalist movement in Africa
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to colonial rule in Sudan ⓘ |
| movement | Mahdism ⓘ |
| name | Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the Mahdist state in Sudan
ⓘ
leading the Mahdist revolt in Sudan ⓘ proclaiming himself the Mahdi ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Empire
ⓘ
Khedivate of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Khedivate
Turco-Egyptian Sudan ⓘ
surface form:
Turco-Egyptian administration in Sudan
|
| positionHeld |
leader of the Mahdist state
ⓘ
religious leader of the Mahdist movement ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Nile Valley
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| role | messianic figure in Sudanese Islam ⓘ |
| title |
The Mahdi
ⓘ
al-Mahdi ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Muhammad Ahmad
this entity surface form:
Muhammad Ahmad
subject surface form:
Khartoum (1966 film)
subject surface form:
Khartoum (1966 film)
this entity surface form:
Muhammad Ahmad al‑Mahdi
this entity surface form:
Khalifa of the Mahdist state
this entity surface form:
Mahmud Ahmad for Mahdist Sudan