Siege of Khartoum
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The Siege of Khartoum was an 1884–1885 military encirclement and capture of the Sudanese capital by Mahdist forces, culminating in the death of British General Charles Gordon and a major imperial defeat for Britain.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement → siege → |
| attackerForce |
Mahdist Ansar forces
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| belligerent |
Khedivate of Egypt
→
Mahdist Sudan → United Kingdom → |
| commander |
Charles George Gordon
→
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi → Rudolf von Slatin → |
| conflictIn |
Mahdist War
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|
| countryAtTime |
Khedivate of Egypt
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|
| defenderForce |
Egyptian garrison
→
Sudanese loyalist troops → |
| endDate |
1885-01-26
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| followedBy |
Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
→
Battle of Abu Klea → Battle of Metemma → Gordon Relief Expedition → |
| hasCasualties |
heavy losses among Egyptian garrison
→
high civilian casualties in Khartoum → |
| hasCause |
British decision to evacuate Egyptian garrisons from Sudan
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Mahdist revolt against Egyptian and British rule → |
| historicalRegion |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
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|
| keyEvent |
breach of Khartoum’s defenses on 1885-01-26
→
killing of Charles Gordon by Mahdist fighters → storming of the governor-general’s palace → |
| locatedIn |
Khartoum
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Sudan → |
| locatedOn |
Nile River
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|
| notableFor |
failure of British relief expedition
→
martyrdom image of General Gordon in British culture → prolonged siege conditions → symbolic imperial defeat for Britain → |
| opposingLeader |
Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
→
Muhammad Ahmad → |
| partOf |
Scramble for Africa
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|
| precededBy |
Battle of El Obeid
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|
| relatedWork |
film "Khartoum" (1966)
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numerous Victorian-era paintings of Gordon’s death → |
| result |
Mahdist victory
→
death of Charles George Gordon → fall of Khartoum → |
| significance |
consolidation of Mahdist control over central Sudan
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influenced British public opinion on imperial policy → prompted later Anglo-Egyptian reconquest under Kitchener → |
| startDate |
1884-03-13
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|
| supportedBy |
British Empire
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|
| timePeriod |
19th century
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|
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Mahdist Sudan
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majorBattle |
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Lord Kitchener
("Relief of Khartoum campaign")
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notableBattle |
|
Siege of Khartoum
("fall of Khartoum")
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result |
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Mahdist War
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significantEvent |
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Khartoum
→
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wasSceneOf |