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50 Moments
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1884
Great Mahdist Siege: Khartoum Under Attack for 10 Months
13 Mar 1884
Great Mahdist Siege: Khartoum Under Attack for 10 Months
Fall of Khartoum to Mahdist forces: Siege narrative and outcome.
13 Mar 1884
Fall of Khartoum to Mahdist forces: Siege narrative and outcome.
1881
Muhammad Ahmad becomes Mahdi in Sudan
19 Jun 1881
Muhammad Ahmad becomes Mahdi in Sudan
1879
Governor-General Charles Gordon's Return to Cairo
23 Aug 1879
Governor-General Charles Gordon's Return to Cairo
1876
Sir Charles Gordon's impact on religious tolerance in Sudan.
11 Apr 1876
1821
The Establishment of Khartoum by Ibrahim Pasha
1821
The Establishment of Khartoum by Ibrahim Pasha
Unification under Ottoman Rule.
1821
Unification under Ottoman Rule.
1820
Decline of the Funj Sultanate in Sennar
1820
Decline of the Funj Sultanate in Sennar
1750
Emergence of Taqali Kingdom: Eastern Sudan's Evolution
1750
1692
Military campaigns of Sultan Badi III in the Funj Sultanate.
1692
Military campaigns of Sultan Badi III in the Funj Sultanate.
1605
Sultan Adlan I's Rule Begins in Darfur
1605
1602
Sultan Muhammad Dihqan Establishes Sultanate in Darfur
1602
1503
Funj Sultanate Invasion of Sudan
1503
Funj Sultanate Invasion of Sudan
1500
Decline of Ancient Christian Kingdom in Sudan
1500
Decline of Ancient Christian Kingdom in Sudan
1276
Mamluks seize power in Nubia
1276
Mamluks seize power in Nubia
1273
Capture of Soba by Mamluk Sultanate
1273
Capture of Soba by Mamluk Sultanate
0969
Establishment of Fatimid Control in Egypt and Sudan
0969
Establishment of Fatimid Control in Egypt and Sudan
0550
Rise of Alwa's Capital: Soba City's Construction
0550
Rise of Alwa's Capital: Soba City's Construction
0349
Kingdom of Kush weakened by Kingdom of Axum attacks
0349
Kingdom of Kush weakened by Kingdom of Axum attacks
0330
Impact of King Ezana's Conversion on Christianity in Axum and surrounding regions.
0330
Impact of King Ezana's Conversion on Christianity in Axum and surrounding regions.
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