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Identification
ʻUṯmān b. Abī Bakr Diqna
عثمان بن ابي بكر دقنة
Dates
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Birth
Expressed
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Death
Expressed
Biographic comments
He was a descendent of a 16th century Kurdish Ottoman soldier and a Beǧa woman. His family had long been engaged in Red Sea trade.
He joined the ranks of the Mahdist movement in 1883, after having been arrested by the British and spent time in an Egyptian prison.
He was appointed as amīr and commander of the Red Sea area and led the Mahdist forces against the Anglo-Egyptian army scoring some victories between 1883-1885.
Additional information
References
- Person al-Mahdī, Muḥammad Aḥmad b. sayyid ʻAbd Allāh b. Faḥl / المهدي٬ محمد أحمد بن سيد عبد الله بن فحل
Bibliographical references
- Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, volume 4, O-X: 1046-1047 on page 1046-1047