Dervish forces

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Dervish forces were the fervently religious Mahdist Ansar fighters in late 19th-century Sudan who waged a jihad against Egyptian and British rule.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Dervish forces canonical 1
Somaliland Dervishes 1

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist rebel group ⓘ
Mahdist fighters ⓘ
military force ⓘ
activeDuring early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
commandStructure organized under Mahdist emirs ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
defeatedBy Anglo-Egyptian army ⓘ
defeatedIn Battle of Omdurman ⓘ
describedAs Ansar ⓘ
Dervishes ⓘ
ethnicComposition Sudanese Africans ⓘ
predominantly Sudanese Arabs ⓘ
foughtAgainst Anglo-Egyptian forces ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Egyptian army

British Empire ⓘ
Khedivate of Egypt ⓘ
foughtIn Mahdist War ⓘ
goal establish Islamic state in Sudan ⓘ
expel foreign rule from Sudan ⓘ
historicalPeriod Scramble for Africa era ⓘ
linked to: Scramble for Africa
ideology Islamic revivalism ⓘ
jihadism ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
loyalTo Abdallahi ibn Muhammad ⓘ
Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi ⓘ
motivation religious fervor ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Atbara ⓘ
Battle of Omdurman ⓘ
Siege of Khartoum ⓘ
operatedIn Anglo-Egyptian Sudan ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
opposedTo Anglo-Egyptian administration ⓘ
British rule in Sudan ⓘ
Egyptian rule in Sudan ⓘ
partOf Mahdist movement ⓘ
linked to: Mahdism
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousOrientation Mahdism ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
successor Ansar political-religious community in Sudan ⓘ
usedTactics close-quarters combat ⓘ
mass infantry charges ⓘ
usedWeapons rifles ⓘ
spears ⓘ
swords ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mahdist Ansar forces → alsoKnownAs → Dervish forces ⓘ
Somaliland Campaign (1900–1920) → belligerent → Somaliland Dervishes ⓘ
linked to: Dervish forces