3491 x 4883 px | 29,6 x 41,3 cm | 11,6 x 16,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
1899
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Cette image peut avoir des imperfections car il s’agit d’une image historique ou de reportage.
Illustration by H. R. Millar (1869 – 1942) from Cassell's History of England, pub circa 1905. Info from wiki: Abdullah Ibn-Mohammed Al-Khalifa or Abdullah al-Khalifa or Abdullahi al-Khalifa, also known as "The Khalifa" (Arabic: c. عبدالله بن سيد محمد الخليفة; 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. At the Battle of Omdurman on September 2, 1898, his army of 52, 000 men was destroyed. The Khalifa then fled south and went into hiding with a few followers but was finally caught and killed by Sir Reginald Wingate's Egyptian column at Umm Diwaikarat in Kordofan on November 25, 1899
