When did Muhammad Ahmad proclaim himself as the Mahdi?
June 1881
December 1882
September 1880
March 1883
Answer
Muhammad Ahmad announced his messianic mission in June 1881, proclaiming himself as the Mahdi—an eschatological redeemer figure in Islam—in the remote regions of Sudan. His Mahdist movement sought to overthrow foreign rule and establish an Islamic state, eventually precipitating the Mahdist War against British and Egyptian forces.
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