Mahdist or Mahdism may refer to:
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Mahdist (follower), in the context of the Mahdi, the prophesied redeemer of Islam
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Mahdist State, or Mahdist Sudan, a state based on a religious and political movement launched in 1881 by Muhammad Ahmad bin Abdullah (later Muhammad al-Mahdi)
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Mahdist War
The Mahdist War ( ar, الثورة المهدية, ath-Thawra al-Mahdiyya; 1881–1899) was a war between the Mahdist Sudanese of the religious leader Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah, who had proclaimed himself the "Mahdi" of Islam (the "Guided On ...
, the 1881–99 war between the Mahdist Sudanese and the forces of the Khedivate of Egypt
See also
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List of Mahdi claimants
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