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Mahdist State

Period
AD 1890 – AD 1899
Duration
approx. 9 years
Greatest extent
around AD 1890
Area (max.)
approx. 2.3 million km²
Mahdist State at its greatest extent (around AD 1890) · Borders: Cliopatria
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Period and duration

Mahdist State — according to the map data from AD 1890 to AD 1899, roughly 9 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.

Greatest extent

Mahdist State — greatest extent around AD 1890: the mapped borders then cover about 2.3 million km², roughly 1.6% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

AD 1890Area according to the map data (max. 2.3 million km²)AD 1899

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (AD 1889)

After

Neighbours around AD 1890

The largest states in the region at the same time:

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Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.