sabrigade Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 The Khalifa Abdullah was the successor to the Mahdi and his house has been converted into a museum of the Mahdiya period. The building is a two-story set-up and has a series of linked courtyards. There are a variety of various items on display and they include weapons, coins, medals and other artifacts that are from this very fascinating era. Requests to have glass cabinets unlocked for better photographs were not successfull and will be referred to a committee for deliberation and decision. I will attempt to illustrate and highlight items which may be of interest to this forum. The house is located opposite to the Mahdi's tomb in Omdurman. It is very easy to locate and is on the well-known routes or attractions in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 The first car in Sudan which belonged to the Governor General. It appears more to look like a cart with its solid wheels than a car. This photograph was taken in the courtyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Nordenveldt machine gun captured at the Battle of Shaykan on 5 November 1883, south of El-Obeid, when a force of approximately 11000 Egyptian soldiers under the command of General William Hicks was annihilated by the Mahdi's forces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Various rifles and muskets, spears and chain-mail armour used at the Battle of Omdurman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Various spears showing the type and variety of the weapons used by the Ansar or followers of the Mahdi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Clothes worn by and attributed to General Gordon. The lighting and dusty conditions are not conducive too good photographs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Hide shields, camel saddles and another captured machinegun from Shaykan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 Painting of the Khalifa in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 General Gordon portrait with his siege currency and medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMHF Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 (edited) Man thoose are Beautiful: Wish you had a better view of General Gordon's portrait Wearing his Orders....Thank youLorenzo Edited May 26, 2008 by IMHF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabrigade Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hi Lorenzo,The museum is not very user friendly regarding photographs and the dusty conditions and cabinets do not help either. It is quite a well known portrait of General Gordon and I am sure it is available on the internet. I have applied to the museum committee for them to open the showcases for better and more detail photographs so I await the outcome in great anticipation. Each room and courtyard has a dedicated security official supervising matters and they tend to be very strict.Regards,Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMHF Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 (edited) I have a book with his picture on the inside of the first few pages:Chinese Gordon By Archibald Forbes 1884 General GordonLorenzo Edited May 26, 2008 by IMHF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMHF Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 (edited) Bio of Charles George Gordon: A Succinct Record of His Life Edited May 31, 2008 by IMHF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMHF Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 (edited) Bio of Charles George Gordon: A Succinct Record of His Life Edited May 31, 2008 by IMHF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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