| Title |
The first Jihad : the battle for Khartoum, and the dawn of militant Islam / Daniel Allen Butler. |
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| Publication Info. |
Philadelphia, Pa. : Casemate, ©2007. |
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| Description |
ix, 260 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-249) and index. |
| Contents |
The land and the prophet -- The coming of the Mahdi -- Revolt in the desert -- The city between the rivers -- Gordon -- The siege begins -- London and Cairo -- The duel -- The relief column -- The fall of Khartoum -- The death of the Mahdi -- Omdurman. |
| Summary |
Discusses the revolt in the late ninteeth century in Sudan led by Mahdi, or the "Expected One," and how he died soon after his success. |
| Subject |
Mahdī, Muḥammad Aḥmad, 1848-1885.
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Mahdi.
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Jihad.
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Religious militants -- Sudan -- Biography.
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Sudan -- History -- 1821-1881.
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Khartoum (Sudan) -- History -- Siege, 1884-1885.
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| ISBN |
9781932033540 (cased) : $32.95 |
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1932033548 (cased) |
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| ISBN |
9781932033540 (cased) : $32.95 |
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1932033548 (cased) |
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