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Jean-Baptiste Marchand at Fashoda
An 1898 French magazine cover showing Jean-Baptiste Marchand, who led an expedition to Fashoda in Sudan to claim it for France. This episode during the Scramble for Africa created the Fashoda Incident when France and Britain almost went to...
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General Gordon's Last Stand
An 1893 painting by George W. Joy titled General Gordon's Last Stand. Gordon was killed in 1885 by Mahdists at the end of the siege of Khartoum during the Mahdist War in Sudan.
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Battle of Omdurman by Sutherland
A lithographic print by A. Sutherland showing the early stages of the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898. The battle in the Sudan was between an Anglo-Egyptian-Sudanese army and the Mahdist State. The former won the battle and then the...
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General Gordon in Egyptian Uniform
An 1884 portrait (based on a photograph) of General Charles Gordon (1833-85) dressed in Egyptian uniform when serving as Governor-General in Sudan.
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Cursive Block from Meroe
Sandstone block with cursive Meroitic inscriptions. From Meroe, modern-day northern Sudan. 1st century CE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).
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Relief from the Interior of the Funerary Chapel of a Meroe Queen
From early 3rh century BCE until the 4th century CE the majority of Meroitic rulers were buried beneath pyramids close to the city of Meroe. On several occasions the kingdom was ruled by queen whose title was Kandake. A distorted reference...
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Ruined Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman
A photograph of the ruined tomb of Muhammad Ahmad (1844-1885) in Omdurman, Sudan. The self-proclaimed Mahdi's tomb was destroyed by the British after the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898 during the Mahdist War (1881-99). The tomb originally...
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Fashoda Fort Ruins, 1898
An 1898 photograph of the ruined fort at Fashoda, Sudan. This was taken at the time of the Fashoda Incident when France and Britain almost went to war over their competing claims for control of the Upper Nile.
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The British Arrive at Fashoda, 1898
A photograph showing the arrival of the Anglo-Egyptian force led by General Herbert Kitchener at Fashoda in the Sudan. This was during the Fashoda Incident of 1898 when France and Britain almost went to war over their competing claims for...
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Siege of Khartoum
A still shot from the MGM-United Artists film Khartoum (1966) showing the siege of Khartoum in 1884-5 during the Mahdist War (1881-99)
