Abdullah Ibn-Mohammed or Abdullah et Taaisha ( Events January 5 - The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom February 5 - The Oregon Spectator becomes the first newspaper on the United States. February 10 - Many Mormons begin their migration west from Nauvoo, Illinois to Great Salt Lake led by... 1846 – November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 37 days remaining. Events 300-1899 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople. 642 - Theodore succeeds John IV as Pope. 1639 - Jeremiah Horrocks observes the transit of... November 24, 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January January 1 - End of Spanish rule in Cuba. January 1 - Queens and Staten Island merge with New York City. January 3 - The first known use of the word automobile, in an editorial in the New York... 1899), also known as "The In common use, Khalifa is the Arabic word translated into English as Caliph. See the latter entry for a discussion of the leadership post. Khalifa is Arabic for stewardship of nature and family, a key obligation of a Muslim (one accepting Islam). By contrast, in Judeo-Christian tradition, the term... Khalifa" was a Sudanese The word Dervish, especially in European languages, refers to members of Sufi Muslim ascetic religious fraternities, known for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars. The term comes from the Persian word Darvish (درویش), which usually refers to a mendicant ascetic. This latter word... Dervish General and ruler.

Abdullah was born into the The Baggara or Baqqarah are a nomadic Bedouin people inhabiting the Darfur region of western Sudan and Chad. They are cattle-herders, migrating seasonally between grazing lands in the wet season and river areas in the dry season. They are mostly Arabic speaking Muslims, thought to be the descendents of... Ta'aisha Baqqara tribe in This article is about the Darfur region of western Sudan. For information on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur see Darfur conflict. For the city in Minnesota see Darfur, Minnesota. Darfur (shown in green) is in western Sudan. Darfur (Arabic دار فور, meaning home of the... Darfur in 1846 and was trained and educated as a Preacher is a colloquial term for a clergyman, in particular a local priest, pastor or Minister; one who preaches. A preacher is distinct from a theologian by focusing on the communication of the doctrine rather than the development of the doctrine. Preaching is not limited to religious views, but it... preacher and holy man. He became a follower of Muhammad Ahmed ibn-Seyyid Abdullah (otherwise known as The Mahdi or Mohammed Ahmed) (1845 – 1885) was a Sudanese revolutionary. Mohammed Ahmed was born in 1845, and was a distant descendant of the Prophet and was the son of an indegent boat-builder. In 1881, he declared he was The... Mohammed Ahmed "the The Mahdi (or Mehdi), in Islamic eschatology, is a man who will come at the end of the times. The exact nature of the Mahdi differs between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims. The Mahdi in Sunni traditions The exact nature of the Mahdi is not completely clear, but according to... Mahdi" in 1880 and named In common use, Khalifa is the Arabic word translated into English as Caliph. See the latter entry for a discussion of the leadership post. Khalifa is Arabic for stewardship of nature and family, a key obligation of a Muslim (one accepting Islam). By contrast, in Judeo-Christian tradition, the term... 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 (als known as Hicks Pascha, 1830 - 1883), British soldier, entered the Bombay army in 1849, and served through the Indian mutiny, being mentioned in despatches for good conduct at the action of Sitka Ghaut in 1859. In 1861 he became captain, and in the Abyssinian expedition of 1867... William Hicks's Anglo-Egyptian army was destroyed ( November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. Events 1556 - Fifty miles north of Delhi, a Mogul Army defeats Hindu forces of General Hemu to ensure Akbar the throne of India. 1605 - Gunpowder Plot: A plot by... November 5, Events January January 16 - The United States Civil service, is passed January 19 - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service (Roselle, New Jersey) It was built by Thomas Edison. February February 16 - Ladies Home Journal is published for the first time. February 23 - Alabama becomes the first... 1883), and was the principal commander at the siege of Khartoum (in Arabic, al-Khartûm: الخرطوم, meaning elephant trunk) is the capital of Sudan, at the point where the White Nile coming from Uganda meets the Blue Nile coming from Ethiopia. The Nile flows north from here towards Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea... 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 This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityopiya, Amharic ኢትዮጵያ) is a country situated in an area known as the Horn of Africa. It has one of the most... Ethiopia and sacked Gondar (less commonly spelled Gonder) was the old imperial capital of Ethiopia located in Beghemidir province. Established by Emperor Sertse Dingil around the year 1580, it became Ethiopias capital under Emperor Fasiledes almost a half century later. It served as Ethiopias capital until Tewodros II moved the Imperial... Gondar in 1887, then successfully repulsed the Ethiopians at the Battle of Metemma on March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). There are 297 days remaining. 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There are between 14 and 25 million speakers of Berber languages in North Africa (see Berber languages#Population.) Through the centuries Berbers have... Berber and Abu Hamad is a town of Sudan on the right bank of the Nile, 345 mi by rail north of Khartoum. It stands at the centre of the great S-shaped bend of the Nile, and from it the railway to Wadi Halfa strikes straight across the Nubian desert, a... Abu Hamed to For other uses of the word Kitchener please see Kitchener (disambiguation) Map of Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario with Kitchener in red. The City of Kitchener, in southwestern Ontario, has a population of 190,399 (as of 2001 census). It is the seat of Waterloo Regional Municipality and is adjacent to... Kitchener's Anglo-Egyptian army in 1897, he took the field in person and was defeated at the battle of the The Atbara is a river in northeast Africa, which rises in northwest Ethiopia and flows about 805 km (500 miles) to the Nile in the east of Sudan. 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Devout, intelligent, and an able General and administrator, the Khalifa was unable to overcome tribal dissension to unify the Foreign relations Main article: Foreign relations of Sudan Sudan has a territorial dispute with Egypt over the Halaib Triangle. States Main article: States of Sudan Sudan has 26 states or wilayat: Al Jazirah, Al Qadarif, Bahr al Jabal, Blue Nile, East Equatoria, Junqali, Kassala, Khartoum, Lakes, North Bahr al... Sudan, and was forced to employ Egyptians to provide the trained administrators and technicians he needed to maintain his military dictatorship.

Bibliography

• David Levering Lewis, "Khalifa, Khedive, and Kitchener" in The Race for Fashoda. New York: Weidenfield and Nicholson, 1987. ISBN 1555840582