Home›Sources›The Mahdist State in the Sudan, 1881-1898: A Study of Its Origins, Development and OverthrowSourcesThe Mahdist State in the Sudan, 1881-1898: A Study of Its Origins, Development and OverthrowP. M. Holt, Clarendon Press, 1958Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Mahdist State in the Sudan, 1881-1898: A Study of Its Origins, Development and Overthrow." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/holt-the-mahdist-state-in-the-sudan.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Mahdist State in the Sudan, 1881-1898: A Study of Its Origins, Development and Overthrow. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/holt-the-mahdist-state-in-the-sudanCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-mahdist-state-in-the-sudan-1881-1898, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Mahdist State in the Sudan, 1881-1898: A Study of Its Origins, Development and Overthrow}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/holt-the-mahdist-state-in-the-sudan}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXP. M. Holt's academic history of the Mahdist state, from Muhammad Ahmad's 1881 declaration through the state's 1898 overthrow, long regarded as the standard scholarly account of the movement and its government.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (27 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedP. M. Holt 1PublisherWell-attestedClarendon Press 1Publication YearWell-attested1958 1Source TypeWell-attestedacademic monograph 1AssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1 1The founding modern academic history of the Mahdist state, still cited as the standard account in later scholarship on the period.Sources1. Divinity Atlas Original Articles, Second Editiontier 1Claims Backed By This Source (27 claims)This source backs 27 claims across the atlas. As facts: 20 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.Wars & Conflicts, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Open Questions, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested20ArticlesGoverning the Mahdist StateReligion and History of the Mahdist WarOpen QuestionsWhat Was the Death Toll of the Mahdist War?Wars & ConflictsMahdist WarConnected3ArticlesGoverning the Mahdist StateReligion and History of the Mahdist WarWars & ConflictsMahdist WarGeneral References4ArticlesGoverning the Mahdist StateReligion and History of the Mahdist WarOpen QuestionsWhat Was the Death Toll of the Mahdist War?Wars & ConflictsMahdist WarComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year