In what year was the Mahdist State dissolved?
1899
1885
1905
1925
Answer
In 1899, the Mahdist State, an Islamic state established by Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah, the self-proclaimed Mahdi, in present-day Sudan, came to an end. The British-Egyptian forces, led by General Herbert Kitchener, defeated the Mahdist army in the Battle of Omdurman. This marked the start of Anglo-Egyptian rule in Sudan.
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