Gordon, who had been appointed by Isma'il,…
1876 CE to 1887 CE
Gordon's successors lack direction from Cairo and fear the political turmoil that had engulfed Egypt; consequently, they fail to continue the policies he had put into place.
The illegal slave trade revives, although not sufficiently to satisfy the merchants whom Gordon had put out of business.
The Sudanese army suffers from a lack of resources, and unemployed soldiers from disbanded units trouble garrison towns.
Tax collectors arbitrarily increase taxation.
Groups
Nubians
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Arab people
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Ja'alin tribe
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Christians, Monophysite
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Christianity, Chalcedonian
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Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
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Islam
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Muslims, Sunni
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Fur people (Nilo-Saharan tribe)
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Funj people
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Ottoman Empire
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Sennar, Funj Sultanate of
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Baggara
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Shaigiya
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Egypt, (Ottoman) Viceroyalty of
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Sudan, Turco-Egyptian
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Egypt, Khedivate of
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