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Final Defeat of the Mahdist State
- When
- 25 November 1899
- Where
- Umm Diwaykarat, Kordofan
Anglo-Egyptian forces defeated the remaining Mahdist armies at Umm Diwaykarat in Kordofan, killing the Khalifa on 25 November 1899.
On 25 November 1899, an expeditionary force under General Reginald Wingate defeated the remnant of the Dervish host at Umm Diwaykarat in Kordofan. The Khalifa, Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, was among the slain. The battle marked the final defeat of the Mahdist State, though remnants of the Mahdists continued to resist for a short while under the Khalifa's command before he was caught in January 1900.
Sources
- Battle of Umm Diwaykarat Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
- Abdallahi ibn Muhammad Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24
- Reginald Wingate Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-08
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