Ansar

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Islamic movement military organization political movement religious group

Ansar were the devoted followers and military supporters of the Mahdist movement in Sudan during the late 19th century.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Ansar (followers of the Mahdi) 1
Ansar movement 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic movement ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
political movement ⓘ
religious group ⓘ
activeDuring late 19th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ansar al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Followers of the Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Mahdism NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedIn Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
captured Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ
centerOfPower Omdurman NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreBelief recognition of Muhammad Ahmad as the Mahdi ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
defeatedAt Battle of Omdurman NERFINISHED ⓘ
defeatedBy Anglo-Egyptian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination Sunni Islam ⓘ
distinctiveFeature religiously motivated warfare ⓘ
ethnicComposition predominantly Sudanese Arabs ⓘ
foundedBy Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedIn 1881 ⓘ
governed Mahdist state in Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance major anti-colonial force in Sudan ⓘ
ideology Mahdist ideology ⓘ
influencedBy Sufi traditions ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
leaderAfterMahdi Abdallahi ibn Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryTactics cavalry raids ⓘ
infantry charges ⓘ
notableLaterLeader Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi GENERATED ⓘ
opposed British colonial rule in Sudan ⓘ
Turco-Egyptian administration in Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn Mahdist War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Siege of Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfRule 1885–1898 ⓘ
politicalOrientation Sudanese nationalism ⓘ
regionOfActivity Darfur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kordofan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
role devoted followers of the Mahdi ⓘ
military supporters of the Mahdist movement ⓘ
spiritualLeaderTitle Imam ⓘ
successorMovement Umma Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
supported Mahdist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedLeader Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolicFigure Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ
yearOfDefeatAtOmdurman 1898 ⓘ
yearOfKhartoumCapture 1885 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mahdist Ansar forces → alsoKnownAs → Ansar ⓘ
Mahdi’s tomb → associatedGroup → Ansar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ansar (followers of the Mahdi)
Sadiq al-Mahdi → movement → Ansar ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ansar movement