Capture of an Italian by the Mahdists, 1885

The Italian merchant Giuseppe Guzzi is guarded by dervishes of the Mahdists on his way to the besieged Khartoum. He wears a traditional galabeya and holds a white flag. In the background is the Nile. The Mahdi uprising from 1881 to 1898 was a rebellion against Anglo-Egyptian rule in the Sudanese provinces. It was not until 1898 that the British succeeded in finally smashing the Mahdi State

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Anglo-egyptian Besieged Caliphate Dervish Dervishes Domination Finally Giuseppe Guarded Guzzi Khartoum Khartum Mahdi Mahdists Omdurman Provinces Rule Rulers Smashing Succeeded Sudan Sudanese

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