page_title: Mek Nimr
section_title: Egyptian expedition
hierarchical_section_title: Mek Nimr / Egyptian expedition
caption_attribution_description: English: Nimr Muhammad was the last Ja'alin mek (king) of Shendi, Sudan, c. 1785-1846
context_page_description: Nimr Muhammad was the last Ja'alin mek of Shendi.
context_section_description: Nimr first accepted the rule of Muhammad Ali of Egypt by submitting to his third son Isma'il's army on 28 March 1821. However, Isma'il paid the sixty year-old king no courtesy. He later joined Isma'il's campaign in Sennar. Isma'il even retired to Shendi after the campaign; but while there demanded from Mek Nimr tributes of slaves and money. Nimr refused which led to a physical confrontation in which Isma'il struck the king.
  A few hours later, Nimr executed an attack on Isma'il in which he set his camp ablaze with him inside. He also had all his forces killed and ambushed his cavalry that arrived two days later.
caption: Street sign in central Khartoum (2018)
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