Using his fellow Baqqarans as a base, this man used his characteristic Hadendoa troops at the Battle of Abu Klea, although his gains were nullified when a gun flotilla helped Kitchener win the Battle of Omdurman.
This figure replaced zakat with state tax and hajj with jihad in his new regime, which saw his successor kill Yohannes IV at the Battle of Metemma. Using his fellow Baqqarans as a base, this man used his characteristic Hadendoa troops at the Battle of Abu Klea, although his gains were nullified when a gun flotilla helped Kitchener win the Battle of Omdurman. Most infamously, he displayed "Chinese" Gordon's severed head after besieging Khartoum. For 10 points, identify this leader of a revolt in Sudan, whose title indicates his belief that he was the promised savior of Islam.
This figure replaced zakat with state tax and hajj with jihad in his new regime, which saw his successor kill Yohannes IV at the Battle of Metemma.
The {Mahdi} [or Muhammed Ahmad ibn Sayyid Abd Allah]