Mahdi flag
In 1881 Mohammed Ahmed Ibn el-Sayyid Abdullah (1844-1885) declared himself "al-Mahdi," the Proclaimed One, successor to the prophet Mohammed. A scholar and an ascetic, he criticized the corruption of both local religious leaders and the intrusive Egyptian colonial officials wh...
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normalized
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Museum purchase
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CC0
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import
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91-20-1
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Cotton, silk
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