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Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah (Arabic:محمد أحمد المهدي) (August 12 1844 – June 22 1885) was a religious leader of the Samaniyya order in Sudan who on June 29 1881 proclaimed himself as the Mahdi or messianic redeemer of the Islamic faith. His proclamation came during a period of widespread resentment among the Sudanese population of the oppressive policies of the Turco-Egyptian rulers and capitalized on the messianic beliefs popular among the various Sudanese religious sects of the time.

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active years end year
1885-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1881-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1844-08-12
birth place
Port Sudan
death date
1885-06-22
death place
Khartoum, Sudan
place of burial
Sudan, Omdurman
successor
Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
title
Ruler of Sudan

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