Examples of 'mahdist' in a sentence
Meaning of "mahdist"
mahdist (noun) - Refers to a follower of the Mahdi, a messianic figure in Islam. The term is often used in historical contexts, particularly in relation to the Mahdist War in Sudan during the late 19th century
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- A follower of Mahdism.
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The Mahdist losses are unknown but thought to be considerably higher.
He had been struck again by a Mahdist spear through the neck and throat.
These western tribes had been the backbone of the original Mahdist movement.
There would be armed Mahdist tribes on both sides of the Nile.
Millions had died in Sudan from foundation of the Mahdist state to its fall.
After the battle the Mahdist army made El Obeid a center for operations for some time.
If the government had known that by now there would be armed Mahdist tribes.
Rise of the Mahdist state in Sudan.
This is a list of journalists killed during the Mahdist War.
The Mahdist position collapsed.
Kitchener was anxious to occupy Omdurman before the remaining Mahdist forces could withdraw there.
The Mahdist period.
Gradually accumulating on the northern frontier of the Mahdist Empire.
Mahdist are in Cover.
He proved to be an able and ruthless ruler of the Mahdiyah, the Mahdist state.
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Mahdist War was a colonial war fought between the Mahdist Sudanese and the British forces.
After a brief artillery duel, the Mahdist guns were silenced, and the British advanced.
The campaign was concluded with the Anglo-Egyptian victory of Omdurman, the Mahdist capital.
In a second Mahdist revolt later that year, Emin Pasha was deposed and imprisoned.
Gordon Pasha 's head parade on a pike on the Mahdist camp.
With the Mahdist army destroyed, the march to Omdurman and Khartoum was resumed.
The British suffered only light casualties, the Mahdist fire being generally inaccurate.
In mahdist usage, a Mülazım was a member of the khalifa 's bodyguard.
One of the best-known chiefs was a Mahdist general named Osman Digna.
The Mahdist commander, Mohammed Zain, was captured in battle and held prisoner.
Among the Dervish dead was Musa wad Helu, one of the Mahdist chiefs.
The Mahdist commander, Mohammed Zain, was captured in the fighting.
Where are the Mahdist troops?
The story takes place in the 19th century Egypt, during the Mahdist War.
On the 29th, they approached the main Mahdist position, on a hill near El Teb.
It was then rebuilt in 1898 following the fall of the Mahdist empire.
The main Mahdist resistance ended in the large-scale Battle of Omdurman in 1898.
In 1884 the ship was used as a transport vessel for soldiers in the Mahdist War.
A siege of Khartoum by the Mahdist forces commanded by the Mahdi himself started on 18 March 1884.
A joint British-Egyptian military force ultimately defeated the Mahdist forces in Sudan in 1898.
In 1885, Wadi Halfa entered a period of turmoil after falling under the Mahdist War regime.
