Dervish forces
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Dervish forces were the fervently religious Mahdist Ansar fighters in late 19th-century Sudan who waged a jihad against Egyptian and British rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dervish forces canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamist rebel group
ⓘ
Mahdist fighters ⓘ military force ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| commandStructure | organized under Mahdist emirs ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Anglo-Egyptian army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedIn | Battle of Omdurman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Ansar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dervishes ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
Sudanese Africans
ⓘ
predominantly Sudanese Arabs ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst |
Anglo-Egyptian forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Khedivate of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtIn | Mahdist War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
establish Islamic state in Sudan
ⓘ
expel foreign rule from Sudan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Scramble for Africa era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Islamic revivalism
ⓘ
jihadism ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivation | religious fervor ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Atbara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Omdurman NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Anglo-Egyptian administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British rule in Sudan ⓘ Egyptian rule in Sudan ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahdist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Mahdism ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Ansar political-religious community in Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
close-quarters combat
ⓘ
mass infantry charges ⓘ |
| usedWeapons |
rifles
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spears ⓘ swords ⓘ |
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