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Muhammad Ahmad, Muslim religion leader in the Sudan, 1844-85
Fishburn and Hughes: "Arabic al-Mahdi, meaning 'the guided one': the name given in Islam to the future restorer of the Islamic faith to the world. Reference is to the Mahdi Mohammed Ahmed (1844-1885) who put an end to Egyptian domination in the Sudan. Claiming divine inspiration, the Mahdi overcame the 8,000 strong army of General Hicks. In 1885, after a long siege, he captured Khartoum and murdered General Gordon." (123)