Abdallahi ibn Muhammad

Abdullah Ibn-Mohammed or Abdullah al-Taaisha , also known as "The Khalifa " ( ; 1846 – November 24, 1899) was a Sudanese Ansar General and ruler. Abdullah was born into the Ta'aisha Baqqara tribe in Darfur in 1846 and was trained and educated as a preacher and holy man. He became a follower of Mohammed Ahmed "the Mahdi " in 1880 and named Khalifa by the mahdi in 1881 and became one of his chief lieutenants. He first fought at the Battle of El Obeid , where William Hicks 's Anglo-Egyptian army was destroyed (November 5, 1883), and was the principal commander at the siege of Khartoum , (February 1884 - January 26, 1885). He succeeded as leader of the Mahdists on the death of the Mahdi, after suppressing several revolts (1885-1886, 1888-1889, 1891). He invaded Ethiopia and sacked Gondar in 1887, then successfully repulsed the Ethiopians at the Battle of Metemma on March 9, 1889, where the Ethiopian emperor Yohannes IV was killed. He created a river flotilla, an arsenal, and a local telegraph system. Following the loss of Dongola in 1896, then Berber and Abu Hamed to Kitchener 's Anglo-Egyptian army in 1897, he sent an army that was defeated at the battle of Atbara River (April 8, 1898), afterwards falling back on Omdurman , where his army was destroyed on September 2. He then fled with a few followers but was finally caught and killed by Sir Reginald Wingate 's Egyptian column at Umm Diwaikarat in Kordofan on November 24, 1899. Devout, intelligent, and an able general and administrator, the Khalifa was unable to overcome tribal dissension to unify Sudan , and was forced to employ Egyptians to provide the trained administrators and technicians he needed to maintain his military dictatorship.

Abdullah Ibn-Mohammed or Abdullah al-Taashi or Abdullah al-Taaisha , also known as "The Khalifa " ( ; 1846 – November 25, 1899) was a Sudanese Ansar General and ruler who was one of the principal followers of Muhammad Ahmad . Ahmad claimed to be the Mahdi , building up a large following. After his death Abdallahi ibn Muhammad took over the movement, adopting the title of Khalifat al-Mahdi (usually rendered as "Khalifa"). His attempt to create an Islamist military caliphate led to widespread discontent, and his eventual defeat and death at the hands of the British.

The body of the Khalifa (third from the right) on the battlefield of Umm Diwaykarat. Abdullah Ibn-Mohammed Al-Khalifa or Abdullah al-Khalifa or Abdullahi al-Khalifa , also known as "The Khalifa " ( ; 1846 – November 25, 1899) was a Sudanese Ansar ruler who was one of the principal followers of Muhammad Ahmad . Ahmad claimed to be the Mahdi , building up a large following. After his death Abdallahi ibn Muhammad took over the movement, adopting the title of Khalifat al-Mahdi (usually rendered as "Khalifa"). He attempted to create a kingdom, which led to widespread discontent, and his eventual defeat and death at the hands of the British.

Sudanese Ansar ruler (1846–1899) Abdullah Ibn-Mohammed Al-Khalifa or Abdullah al-Khalifa or Abdallahi al-Khalifa , also known as "The Khalifa " ( ; 1846 – 25 November 1899) was a Sudanese Ansar ruler who was one of the principal followers of Muhammad Ahmad . Ahmad claimed to be the Mahdi , building up a large following. After Ahmad's death, Abdullah Ibn-Mohammed took over the movement, adopting the title of Khalifat al-Mahdi (usually rendered as "Khalifa"). He attempted to create a kingdom, which led to widespread discontent, and his eventual defeat and death at the hands of the British and Egyptians.

Sudanese Ansar ruler (1846–1899) Abdullah ibn-Mohammed al-Khalifa or Abdullah al-Taashi or Abdallah al-Khalifa , also known as "The Khalifa " ( Arabic : c. عبدالله بن سيد محمد الخليفة ; 1846 – 25 November 1899) was a Sudanese Ansar ruler who was one of the principal followers of Muhammad Ahmad . Ahmad claimed to be the Mahdi , building up a large following. After Ahmad's death, Abdullah ibn-Mohammed took over the movement, adopting the title of Khalifah al-Mahdi (usually rendered as "Khalifa"). He attempted to create a kingdom, which led to widespread discontent and his eventual defeat and death at the hands of the British and Egyptians.