| ID | 090390 |
| Title Proper | Confronting a Christian neighbor |
| Other Title Information | sudanese representations of Ethiopia in the early mahdist period, 1885-89 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Seri-Hersch, Iris |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This is how Isma?il bin ?Abd al-Qadir, a Mahdist chronicler of late 19th-century Sudan, gave a broad Islamic significance to the defeat of Ethiopian armies by Mahdist forces at al-Qallabat in March 1889. Culminating in the death of Emperor Yohannes IV, the four-year confrontation between Mahdist Sudan and Christian Ethiopia (1885-89) had repercussions that transcended the local setting, reaching far into the intertwined history of Sudan, Ethiopia, and European imperialism in the Nile Valley and Red Sea regions. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol. 41, No. 2; May 2009: p.247-267 |
| Journal Source | International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol. 41, No. 2; May 2009: p.247-267 |
| Key Words | Christian Neighbor ; Ethiopia ; Mahdist Period - 1885-89 ; Sudan ; European Imperialism |