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Also Known As ʿAbdullahi • ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad at-Taʿīʾishī
Born 1846 • Sudan
Died November 24, 1899 (aged 53) • Kordofan
Role In Battle of Omdurman
al-Mahdī
Sudanese religious leader
Rudolf Karl, baron von Slatin
governor of The Sudan
Gaafar Mohamed el-Nimeiri
president of The Sudan
Narses
Syrian theologian
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Coin depicting Ptolemy I Soter
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