Egyptian Sudan 2 Sudan, so that no power would remain. The Mahdi proved his strength, and for these three reasons, in his book "The Mahdi and Sudan," but Egypt remained capable of suppressing sedition. Had it not been for the British who placed their hopes on men to take charge, Hubert Rasha wrote in 1881, February: "To the Mahdi, the revolt of Sudan has become a religious war, the Muslims against the Christians who have extended their hand to possess this land." But the colonial officials maintained their narrative that the revolt was the result of Egyptian officials. When Abd al-Qadir Pasha was sent to Khartoum in 1881, he defeated the rebels for the first time and settled in the Sinnar region, then was defeated again and... victory everywhere despite his small number of soldiers. But that was... for the British. They suggested appointing Ala al-Din Pasha as governor of Sudan and organized an expedition under the command of Slatin Pasha. Ala al-Din Pasha... ordered... the Mahdi's orders. They saw that his removal from his position was a military matter and that it was not possible to dispute Hicks's will. They appointed Ala al-Din Pasha, who was not... and they... him for the revolt until Gordon wrote in his memoirs: "When I think about the sacrifice of men in Sudan since 1881, I cannot prevent... revenge on the Khedive and Sir Evelyn Baring and Sir Edward Malet and Sir Charles Dilke, who did all this." Slatin Pasha says that orders came in 1881 to... his soldiers in El Fasher and to choose one of the former emirs to hand over the country to him or...

The British policy was that it was imposed on Egypt, and in addition to what preceded, the presence of the British in Egypt was necessary for fear of Cairo from the Dervish gangs. The Dervishes had become organized armies that threatened Egypt, having previously destroyed... 30 years ago, the strongest organized armies and the most numerous.