Word: tokar
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...very rich. In 1882 the British again forbade slave-trading. The Dervish Mahdi proclaimed a Holy War and Osman Digna, brown and skinny, with an evil face, round shoulders, a hawk nose, joined the rebellion, achieved a title "Emir of the Dervish of God." He beat General Baker at Tokar. He fought General Gordon at Khartum and Kitchener at Omdurman. Three times he was reported dead. He came to life again. With his brown spearmen he broke the British square...