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The mystic daggers that the Mahdist army of Sudan used in defeating the British army in 1883
One of the famous historical rebellions against colonial powers in the North Eastern African region is the Mahdist uprising in Sudan. It is talked about because of how a simmering regional revolt ended up becoming a springboard to challenge colonial rule by the British. Oral history places the success of the 1883 defeat of the…
