From Assiut to Hussein Pasha Khalifa, the telegraph reported that he informed the country and its notables that he was the Mahdi, the ruler of Sudan, and upon his arrival, he would dismiss all Turkish and Egyptian officials and appoint rulers from the people of the country, restoring the land to its former state. He also declared that the people of Sudan were free from taxes, except for the Zakat. When he reached Kosseir, he sent a letter to the Mahdi appointing him Sultan of Kordofan and Darfur. Upon reaching El-Obeid, he was greeted with congratulations, announcing that he had come to expel the Egyptian soldiers from Sudan and return the rule to the Sudanese. He then appointed a council of Sudanese elders from that region and opened the road to Taha Ahmed, which had been closed. People began to flock to him after Gordon's proclamation, increasing his strength, either out of fear or love for him. When he reached Khartoum, he did the same. He also added that he confiscated the treasury and burned it in front of the people, increasing the confidence of the Sudanese and the despair of the Egyptians. He then expelled the Egyptian armies from Khartoum and formed a council of Sudanese elders from the country. After that, he sent Stewart Pasha as his envoy to see how the situation was in the country. He found that the revolution was widespread and had no leader, and that the Mahdi did not want to offend the English and the Italians, as he had hoped when he proclaimed himself ruler of Darfur and Kordofan. He began to search for a strong man to appoint as ruler and to agree with him. He requested Al-Zubayr Pasha from Egypt and promised him the rank of general, the Ottoman medal, and a salary of 1000 pounds. The Egyptian government also gave him two and a half million pounds annually for two years, and provided him with weapons and ammunition, and that he would have his own army. Al-Zubayr did not accept, and the English did not agree to him being like the Mahdi or joining him. They decided to let the chaos consume Sudan until they could reclaim it. But the situation