"he created the Dervish State, an early 20th century state that resisted against the British, Italians, French and Ethiopians. The Dervish forces successfully repulsed the British Empire in four military expeditions, and forced it to retreat to the coastal region.Encyclopedia of African history‎ – Page 1406. As a result of its fame in the Middle East and Europe, the Dervish State was recognized as an ally by the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire. The State succeeded to outlive the Scramble for Africa and remained throughout Word War I the only independent muslim power in AfricaJihad in the Arabian Sea 2011, Camille Pecastaing, In the land of the Mad Mullah: Somalia." This is the disputed part. Now tell me what in here is in contrast with the 'concensus'. And at the first place, what do you think the concensus was?