![Flag of the Sudanese Umma Party (Mahdists)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514135.eQjj1uDk.SudanDec09135.jpg) Flag of the Sudanese Umma Party (Mahdists) |
![Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman's most famous landmark](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514139.iHFrg53e.SudanDec09137.jpg) Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman's most famous landmark |
![The Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdallah, lived 1844-1885](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514142.4sZQ61Nc.SudanDec09139.jpg) The Mahdi, Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdallah, lived 1844-1885 |
![Southwest corner of the Tomb of the Mahdi compound, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514144.z5UHEPkC.SudanDec09140.jpg) Southwest corner of the Tomb of the Mahdi compound, Omdurman |
![In 1881, when Sudan was ruled by Ottoman Egypt, the Mahdi launched a rebellion](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514149.xATDTFAB.SudanDec09148.jpg) In 1881, when Sudan was ruled by Ottoman Egypt, the Mahdi launched a rebellion |
![Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514152.seJp5bKk.SudanDec09149.jpg) "Mahdi" is the prophesied redeemer of Islam |
![The Khedive of Egypt's Governor of Sudan was British General Charles Gordon](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514154.DjBozZi6.SudanDec09150.jpg) The Khedive of Egypt's Governor of Sudan was British General Charles Gordon |
![Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514157.F4sPb61I.SudanDec09151.jpg) Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman |
![Failure of the British send relief to Gordon resulted in the fall of Khartoum in January 1885](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514161.0DbmUNKo.SudanDec09152.jpg) Failure of the British send relief to Gordon resulted in the fall of Khartoum in January 1885 |
![Tomb of the Mahdi](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514163.E9HUUWcD.SudanDec09153.jpg) Tomb of the Mahdi |
![The Mahdi died a mere six months after the death of General Gordon](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514166.KiNa0jwX.SudanDec09155.jpg) The Mahdi died a mere six months after the death of General Gordon |
![The British under Lord Kitchener recaptured Khartoum after the Battle of Omdurman in 1898](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514167.zzMqSHbm.SudanDec09156.jpg) The British under Lord Kitchener recaptured Khartoum after the Battle of Omdurman in 1898 |
![After the Battle of Omdurman, the British destroyed the Tomb of the Mahdi](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514169.4334JVG3.SudanDec09158.jpg) After the Battle of Omdurman, the British destroyed the Tomb of the Mahdi |
![The British finally allowed the Sudanese to rebuilt the Tomb of the Mahdi in 1947](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514175.5WnQqxAB.SudanDec09161.jpg) The British finally allowed the Sudanese to rebuilt the Tomb of the Mahdi in 1947 |
![Sign over the side door to the garden behind the Tomb of the Mahdi](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514173.SyYz4scf.SudanDec09159.jpg) Sign over the side door to the garden behind the Tomb of the Mahdi |
![Minarets of the mosque at the Tomb of the Mahdi](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514146.ZwITU45m.SudanDec09145.jpg) Minarets of the mosque at the Tomb of the Mahdi |
![Mosque adjacent to the Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514177.diY48xLa.SudanDec09162.jpg) Mosque adjacent to the Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman |
![Mosque adjacent to the Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514179.lVriXil2.SudanDec09163.jpg) Mosque adjacent to the Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman |
![Green flag with Arabic inscription](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514181.xMtvUK8u.SudanDec09164.jpg) Green flag with Arabic inscription |
![Mosque next to the Tomb of the Mahdi](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514183.rvkVhbpl.SudanDec09165.jpg) Mosque next to the Tomb of the Mahdi |
![Palm tree and minaret, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514185.eKR8g5SG.SudanDec09167.jpg) Palm tree and minaret, Omdurman |
![Minaret, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514228.9b4cUVrQ.SudanDec09285.jpg) Minaret, Omdurman |
![Minarets, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514187.ar9d5OYd.SudanDec09169.jpg) Minarets, Omdurman |
![Compound of the Mahdi's Tomb](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514196.y0tw71Pk.SudanDec09174.jpg) Compound of the Mahdi's Tomb |
![Tomb of the Mahdi](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514189.NHEjNQ70.SudanDec09170.jpg) Tomb of the Mahdi |
![Mosque to the north of the Tomb of the Mahdi](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514191.6NtOOPXe.SudanDec09171.jpg) Mosque to the north of the Tomb of the Mahdi |
![Abd Al-Rahman Al-Mahdi (1885-1959), son of Mohammed Ahmed Al-Mahdi, founder of the Umma Party](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514193.4IhkXTJI.SudanDec09172.jpg) Abd Al-Rahman Al-Mahdi (1885-1959), son of Mohammed Ahmed Al-Mahdi, founder of the Umma Party |
![Abd Al-Rahman Al-Mahdi (1885-1959), son of Mohammed Ahmed Al-Mahdi, founder of the Umma Party](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514198.3lecWmvZ.SudanDec09175.jpg) Abd Al-Rahman Al-Mahdi (1885-1959), son of Mohammed Ahmed Al-Mahdi, founder of the Umma Party |
![A third poster of Abd Al-Rahman Al-Mahdi, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514200.ouQETRz8.SudanDec09176.jpg) A third poster of Abd Al-Rahman Al-Mahdi, Omdurman |
![Silver dome of the Mahdi's Tomb](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514202.YJJN5nWi.SudanDec09177.jpg) Silver dome of the Mahdi's Tomb |
![Trygve and Karen at the Mahdi's Tomb](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514204.Z4Sp5AAO.SudanDec09179.jpg) Trygve and Karen at the Mahdi's Tomb |
![Me at the Mahdi's Tomb](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514206.ZbqcQqx2.SudanDec09181.jpg) Me at the Mahdi's Tomb |
![Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514208.pnbj7X9x.SudanDec09182.jpg) Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman |
![Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514210.IhOsukjA.SudanDec09275.jpg) Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman |
![Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514212.BL2JxS1I.SudanDec09276.jpg) Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman |
![Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514214.AzhO6756.SudanDec09277.jpg) Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman |
![Arabic inscription on the Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514216.eDd5aPXC.SudanDec09278.jpg) Arabic inscription on the Tomb of the Mahdi, Omdurman |
![Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514218.Bu5ctaWU.SudanDec09279.jpg) Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman |
![Door the the Mahdi's Tomb](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514220.h5Ug8cu0.SudanDec09280.jpg) Door the the Mahdi's Tomb |
![Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514221.PKzK6szX.SudanDec09281.jpg) Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman |
![Caretaker of the Mahdi's Tomb with Karen](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514224.z62rhVfW.SudanDec09282.jpg) Caretaker of the Mahdi's Tomb with Karen |
![Caretaker of the Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514226.fHzgiPKU.SudanDec09283.jpg) Caretaker of the Mahdi's Tomb, Omdurman |
![Water vessels at the Mahdi's Tomb](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514230.b4Ee2wPR.SudanDec09286.jpg) Water vessels at the Mahdi's Tomb |
![Timeless...](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120514232.KC9BWjwu.SudanDec09287.jpg) Timeless... |
![Khalifa's House - residence of the Mahdi's successor, Khalifa Abdulla](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516102.hTaj2aKg.SudanDec09183.jpg) Khalifa's House - residence of the Mahdi's successor, Khalifa Abdulla |
![Khalifa's House, built 1887-1888, shortly after the Fall of Khartoum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516103.EEB7Foui.SudanDec09184.jpg) Khalifa's House, built 1887-1888, shortly after the Fall of Khartoum |
![Times journalist Hubert Howard Fell Here, Sept 2, 1898, a victim of friendly fire during the Battle of Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516104.ajWomzOU.SudanDec09185.jpg) Times journalist Hubert Howard Fell Here, Sept 2, 1898, a victim of friendly fire during the Battle of Omdurman |
![Door to the Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516105.LBZCPjeT.SudanDec09186.jpg) Door to the Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![Layout of the Khalifa's House](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516106.cDH00TPZ.SudanDec09187.jpg) Layout of the Khalifa's House |
![The Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516107.hZCeOkrs.SudanDec09188.jpg) The Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![Sudanese students visiting the Khalifa's House](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516108.OtyXzIeR.SudanDec09189.jpg) Sudanese students visiting the Khalifa's House |
![Roof of the Khalifa's House](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516109.hniXpHx3.SudanDec09190.jpg) Roof of the Khalifa's House |
![The Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516110.92IuJPYq.SudanDec09191.jpg) The Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![Khalifa's body guard in Dervish costume](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516111.Kp3Mp0n3.SudanDec09192.jpg) Khalifa's body guard in Dervish costume |
![Spears and crocodile-hide shields, relics of the Battle of Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516112.AE4tFMSy.SudanDec09193.jpg) Spears and crocodile-hide shields, relics of the Battle of Omdurman |
![Tools for making bullets](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516113.8fjMT02g.SudanDec09194.jpg) Tools for making bullets |
![Plan of the Battle of Omdurman, 2 Sept 1898](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516114.6iqj7tpa.SudanDec09195.jpg) Plan of the Battle of Omdurman, 2 Sept 1898 |
![8,200 British and 17,600 Egyptians against 50,000 to 60,000 Dervishes (Mahdists)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516115.BnwNwIhG.SudanDec09196.jpg) 8,200 British and 17,600 Egyptians against 50,000 to 60,000 Dervishes (Mahdists) |
![With weapons like this, the British mowed down 9,700 Dervishes killed and up to 16,000 wounded while suffering only 48 losses](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516116.R8iA2HBm.SudanDec09197.jpg) With weapons like this, the British mowed down 9,700 Dervishes killed and up to 16,000 wounded while suffering only 48 losses |
![Trygve at the Khalifa's House](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516117.dfOCnbvK.SudanDec09198.jpg) Trygve at the Khalifa's House |
![Nordenfeldt gun on a naval shipboard mounting](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516118.gvCqbBm1.SudanDec09199.jpg) Nordenfeldt gun on a naval shipboard mounting |
![Dervish banner from the Battle of Omdurman - bismillah al-rahman al-rahim](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516119.E2FInhyj.SudanDec09201.jpg) Dervish banner from the Battle of Omdurman - bismillah al-rahman al-rahim |
![Dervish banner from the Battle of Omdurman with the basic tenets of Islam](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516120.j3v6V26a.SudanDec09202.jpg) Dervish banner from the Battle of Omdurman with the basic tenets of Islam |
![Artists impression of the Battle of Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516121.5Cg41Jw0.SudanDec09203.jpg) Artists impression of the Battle of Omdurman |
![Patchwork design of the Dervish army](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516122.2Sg4dFzH.SudanDec09204.jpg) Patchwork design of the Dervish army |
![Coffee pot belonging to Amir Wad El-Nigomi](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516123.ysvSg3rC.SudanDec09212.jpg) Coffee pot belonging to Amir Wad El-Nigomi |
![Museum of the Mahdist-era at the Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516124.oR1EHent.SudanDec09213.jpg) Museum of the Mahdist-era at the Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![Stairs in the Khalifa's House](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516125.QYvRP8ov.SudanDec09217.jpg) Stairs in the Khalifa's House |
![The Khalifa's House was taken over by the British District Commissioner of Omdurman 1899-1928](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516126.IHQ9X3pA.SudanDec09221.jpg) The Khalifa's House was taken over by the British District Commissioner of Omdurman 1899-1928 |
![Mahdi's Tomb from the Khalifa's House](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516127.FM9xVMKq.SudanDec09222.jpg) Mahdi's Tomb from the Khalifa's House |
![The Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516128.QZ0PF2eH.SudanDec09223.jpg) The Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![The Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516129.HB9OtngV.SudanDec09224.jpg) The Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![The Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516130.qM4jkHcz.SudanDec09225.jpg) The Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![The Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516131.RVqFgciC.SudanDec09227.jpg) The Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![The Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516132.N8HgpDWX.SudanDec09228.jpg) The Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![The Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516133.EG5MuAtN.SudanDec09229.jpg) The Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![Over to heat the Turkish Bath I believe...](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516134.TJnhkS6W.SudanDec09230.jpg) Over to heat the Turkish Bath I believe... |
![The Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516135.KmXiKyyZ.SudanDec09231.jpg) The Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![The original cap of the Tomb of the Mahdi on display in the courtyard of the Khalifa's House](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516136.JEHrIUWZ.SudanDec09232.jpg) The original cap of the Tomb of the Mahdi on display in the courtyard of the Khalifa's House |
![The original cap of the Tomb of the Mahdi](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516137.RELkrKdJ.SudanDec09233.jpg) The original cap of the Tomb of the Mahdi |
![Colorful Gibba belonging to General Gordon](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516138.rDC3ua1w.SudanDec09235.jpg) Colorful Gibba belonging to General Gordon |
![Photograph of General Gordon dated 1864](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516139.LebC1O5y.SudanDec09240.jpg) Photograph of General Gordon dated 1864 |
![General Charles Gordon as Governor-General of Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516140.9EVmduOI.SudanDec09241.jpg) General Charles Gordon as Governor-General of Sudan |
![The Death of the Khalifa at Umm Diwaikarat (Kordofan), 1899](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516141.1mwzDpiY.SudanDec09247.jpg) The Death of the Khalifa at Umm Diwaikarat (Kordofan), 1899 |
![Historic photo of the Governor-General's Palace, Khartoum](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516145.DvKDBvkx.SudanDec09253.jpg) Historic photo of the Governor-General's Palace, Khartoum |
![Historic photo of the view from the Governor General's Palace of the Blue Nile](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516142.OzMkmAkJ.SudanDec09249.jpg) Historic photo of the view from the Governor General's Palace of the Blue Nile |
![Historic photograph of the Blue Nile from the Governor-General's Palace looking west](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516146.8xKKAWwR.SudanDec09254.jpg) Historic photograph of the Blue Nile from the Governor-General's Palace looking west |
![Royal visit by King George V and Queen Mary, 1912](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516143.CCJDaPdQ.SudanDec09250.jpg) Royal visit by King George V and Queen Mary, 1912 |
![The Sudan Times - Royal visit by King George V and Queen Mary, 1912](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516144.97pPrS4P.SudanDec09251.jpg) The Sudan Times - Royal visit by King George V and Queen Mary, 1912 |
![The bath of the Khalifa's House](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516147.JgPDfalJ.SudanDec09256.jpg) The bath of the Khalifa's House |
![Mahdi's Tomb from the Khalifa's House](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516148.xHUOwqs3.SudanDec09258.jpg) Mahdi's Tomb from the Khalifa's House |
![Original cap of the dome of the Madhi's Tomb](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516149.7J1kgfUP.SudanDec09259.jpg) Original cap of the dome of the Madhi's Tomb |
![French explorer Jean-Baptiste Marchand trekked 14 months across West Africa with three of these steel boats, 1897-98](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516150.Nh2maoyl.SudanDec09260.jpg) French explorer Jean-Baptiste Marchand trekked 14 months across West Africa with three of these steel boats, 1897-98 |
![The Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516151.Zh17xXE8.SudanDec09262.jpg) The Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![The First Motorcar in Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516152.XFkbukZr.SudanDec09267.jpg) The First Motorcar in Sudan |
![The First Motorcar in Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516154.xqM0acjl.SudanDec09270.jpg) The First Motorcar in Sudan |
![Khalifa's House, Omdurman](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516153.R66pR5mz.SudanDec09268.jpg) Khalifa's House, Omdurman |
![Old carriages, Khalifa's House](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/120516155.nnTBUitg.SudanDec09271.jpg) Old carriages, Khalifa's House |