Muḥammad Aḥmad

Japanese: ムハンマド･アフマド（英語表記）Muḥammad Aḥmad

Around 1844-85
Leader of the Mahdist movement in Sudan and founder of the Mahdist sect. Son of a shipwright from Dunqla (Dongola), said to be of the Sharif family. Declared himself Mahdi on Abba Island in 1881, and rapidly expanded his jihad movement against various powers, including those of Europe, the Ottoman Empire, and Egypt. He defeated Egyptian forces in various places, and in 1885 annihilated the British forces led by General Gordon who came to his rescue in Khartoum, but died of an illness while in the midst of building the Mahdi state. [Itagaki Yuzo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1844ころ‐85
スーダンのマフディー運動の指導者，マフディー派の創始者。ドゥンクラー(ドンゴラ)の船大工の子で，シャリーフの家系といわれる。1881年アバ島でマフディーたることを宣言，ヨーロッパ，オスマン帝国，エジプトなどの諸勢力に対しジハード運動を急速に拡大した。エジプト軍を各地で破り，85年救援のゴードン将軍の率いるイギリス軍をハルトゥームに全滅させたが，マフディー国家建設の途上で病死した。【板垣雄三】

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