The appointment of Gessi Pasha as Governor of Bahr el Ghazal.

After Idris Abtar was imprisoned, Gordon Pasha issued an order appointing Gessi Pasha, an Italian by origin, as Governor of Bahr el Ghazal. He was entrusted with subduing Suleiman, son of Al-Zubair, and quelling his rebellion. Upon his arrival in Bahr el Ghazal, he began pursuing him and mobilized ten thousand soldiers to confront him. Numerous engagements took place, in which the government forces were victorious. Suleiman bin Al-Zubair fled to the desert between Bahr el Ghazal and Darfur, known as "Copper Mine." Gessi Pasha pursued him until he cornered him. More than four hundred of the slave traders, who were among the Bazinjar, lost their strength and were no longer able to continue fighting. These Bazinjar were among those who had been loyal to Pasha Zubair. About half of them were assigned to him, and they were tempted to flee and seek refuge in the deserts between Darfur and Bahr el Ghazal, perhaps hoping that people would return to their homes after the anger of the government officials towards the slave traders subsided. They obeyed and fled towards the northeast of Copper Mine. Before they were ten miles from Ibn Al-Zubair's camp, Gessi Pasha caught up with them, captured those with him, and killed Ibn Al-Zubair and twenty-two of the slave traders with him.

(1) According to the issue of Al-Gawa'ib newspaper dated 1884, from the Egyptian Gazette. One of the telegrams stated that news received from Gordon Pasha while he was in Darfur indicated that the Kaimakam Gessi had finally defeated the slave traders in the Bahr el Ghazal region, just as the English had defeated the Zulus. Mr. Gessi reported his victory briefly. When Suleiman, one of the rebel leaders, fled from Mr. Gessi, he pursued him for miles. Suleiman fled to his fortress, and Mr. Gessi could not pursue him further due to the lack of ammunition and supplies. He began to lack provisions in April 1884.