num_pages: 356
description: Uses the accounts of three Europeans to describe life in Omdurman under the rule of the Mahdi, who defeated Gordon at Khartoum
language: English
title: Prisoners of the Mahdi: The Story of the Mahdist Revolt Which Frustrated Queen Victoria's Designs on the Sudan, Humbled Egypt, and Led to the Fall of
titlecomplete: Prisoners of the Mahdi: The Story of the Mahdist Revolt Which Frustrated Queen Victoria's Designs on the Sudan, Humbled Egypt, and Led to the Fall of
characters: Muhammad Ahmad
genres: History
ratings_count: 43
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc