Battle of Metemma
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The Battle of Metemma was an 1885 clash in Sudan in which Mahdist forces defeated and killed General Charles Gordon’s ally Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia, significantly altering the regional balance of power.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Metemma canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| affects |
Ethiopian Empire
NERFINISHED
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Mahdist Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Gallabat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles George Gordon
NERFINISHED
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Mahdism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ethiopian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahdist Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | death of Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| cause | Mahdist–Ethiopian territorial and religious conflict ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | occured shortly after fall of Khartoum in 1885 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Ethiopian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mahdist forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Mahdist War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| date | 1885-03-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1885-03-09 ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | struggle for Ethiopian throne after Yohannes IV ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
altered regional balance of power in Northeast Africa
ⓘ
led to succession crisis in Ethiopian Empire ⓘ |
| involves |
Mahdist state
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tigrayan and Amhara forces of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| killedPerson | Yohannes IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Metemma
NERFINISHED
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Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yohannes IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFact | Yohannes IV was an ally of General Charles Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | death of Emperor Yohannes IV ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ethiopian–Mahdist conflicts
NERFINISHED
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Mahdist War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
strengthening of Mahdist position in the region
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weakening of Ethiopian central authority ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Ethiopian–Mahdist clashes ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Siege of Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Abdallahi al-Taashi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Mahdist victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1885-03-09 ⓘ |
| theatre | Sudan–Ethiopia border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1885 ⓘ |
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