Addison Rae ⋆˙⟡
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Previously Casper & St. Guerrier; will ramble.
Who ever scanned this book is trying to kill me
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Who ever scanned this book is trying to kill me
The jihādiyya of ʿAlī Dīnār were trained in a manner identical to that of the Mahdiyya.
ʿAlī ʿAbdallāh Abū Sinn, Mudhakira Abī Sinn ʿan mudīriyya Dār Fūr (1968), 37.
ʿAlī ʿAbdallāh Abū Sinn, Mudhakira Abī Sinn ʿan mudīriyya Dār Fūr (1968), 37.
January 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
The jihādiyya of ʿAlī Dīnār were trained in a manner identical to that of the Mahdiyya.
ʿAlī ʿAbdallāh Abū Sinn, Mudhakira Abī Sinn ʿan mudīriyya Dār Fūr (1968), 37.
ʿAlī ʿAbdallāh Abū Sinn, Mudhakira Abī Sinn ʿan mudīriyya Dār Fūr (1968), 37.
The training received by Mahdist jihādiyya
January 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The training received by Mahdist jihādiyya
December 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The Anglo-Egyptian army often re-enrolled captured slave soldiers into their own military forces—although technically granted manumission they were “enlisted for life.”
Image source:
“The Avenging of Gordon,” Navy & Army Illustrated vi, no. 77 (July 23, 1898), 431.
Image source:
“The Avenging of Gordon,” Navy & Army Illustrated vi, no. 77 (July 23, 1898), 431.
December 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The Anglo-Egyptian army often re-enrolled captured slave soldiers into their own military forces—although technically granted manumission they were “enlisted for life.”
Image source:
“The Avenging of Gordon,” Navy & Army Illustrated vi, no. 77 (July 23, 1898), 431.
Image source:
“The Avenging of Gordon,” Navy & Army Illustrated vi, no. 77 (July 23, 1898), 431.
The jihādiyya were slaves soldiers recruited regions such as Dār Fūr, the Nūba mountains, and Baḥr al-Ghazāl. Many had previously served the Turco-Egyptian government were the backbone of the Mahdist military. Likewise, they made up a key component of the mulāzimiyya guardsmen of the Mahdist elite.
December 28, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The jihādiyya were slaves soldiers recruited regions such as Dār Fūr, the Nūba mountains, and Baḥr al-Ghazāl. Many had previously served the Turco-Egyptian government were the backbone of the Mahdist military. Likewise, they made up a key component of the mulāzimiyya guardsmen of the Mahdist elite.
Flag attributed to the Sudanese Mahdī
Image sources:
Johnson and Cox, “Notes on Mahdist Flags“ (2015), 24; Nicoll and Nusairi, “The Origins, Development and Use of Banners During the Mahdīa” (2020), 17. #africa #africanhistory #sudan
Image sources:
Johnson and Cox, “Notes on Mahdist Flags“ (2015), 24; Nicoll and Nusairi, “The Origins, Development and Use of Banners During the Mahdīa” (2020), 17. #africa #africanhistory #sudan
December 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Flag attributed to the Sudanese Mahdī
Image sources:
Johnson and Cox, “Notes on Mahdist Flags“ (2015), 24; Nicoll and Nusairi, “The Origins, Development and Use of Banners During the Mahdīa” (2020), 17. #africa #africanhistory #sudan
Image sources:
Johnson and Cox, “Notes on Mahdist Flags“ (2015), 24; Nicoll and Nusairi, “The Origins, Development and Use of Banners During the Mahdīa” (2020), 17. #africa #africanhistory #sudan