Sanin Husain
Sanin Husain ( 1847–1909) was a religious and military leader who served the Mahdist State. Even after the Mahdists had been completely defeated by United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Anglo-Khedivate of Egypt, Egyptian forces in 1899, Sanin refused to surrender and continued to maintain a Mahdist holdout at Kabkabiya District, Kabkabiya in Darfur. From there, he resisted the reestablished Sultanate of Darfur, repeatedly defeating the armies of Sultan Ali Dinar. Sanin Husain was finally killed by Ali Dinar's forces in a siege of Kabkabiya lasting 17 to 18 months. Biography Early life and military service Sanin Husain was born at Dar Tama Department, Dar Tama, a frontier area between the Wadai Empire and Sultanate of Darfur, around 1847. His family claimed descent from the Banu Khazraj, a renowned Arab clan, through his grandfather who had migrated to Dar Tama as "stranger Sharif, sharifi". His mother was an ethnic Tama people, Tama, and researcher Babett Jánszky con ...
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Dar Tama Department
Dar Tama ( ar, دار تاما) is one of three departments of Chad, departments in Wadi Fira, a regions of Chad, region of Chad. Its capital is Gueréda, northeast of Abéché. The population consists primarily of non-Arab tribes. Dar Tama is the historical home of the Tama people, Tama, who make up the majority of the population. The Zaghawa people, Zaghawa make up a significant minority and migrated during the Sahelian drought in the 1980s. Both are non-Arab tribes. Chadian president Idriss Déby is from the Zaghawa tribe. Sub-prefectures Loug Chari is divided into four sub-prefectures: * Guéréda * Kolonga, Chad, Kolonga * Sirim Birke, Sirim Birké (Serim Birké) References

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