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After the destruction of Hicks Pasha's expedition, the Mahdi well knew that the whole Sudan was at his feet: to take possession of it was only a question of time. His first step was the despatch of his cousin Khaled to Darfur, where he knew no resistance was possible. Through the influence of Karamalla he was able to acquire possession of the Bahr el Ghazal, the employes having merely transferred their allegiance from the Khedive to the Mahdi. Already Mek Adam of Tagalla had submitted, and had come to El Obeid with his family. Mahdism had seized a firm hold of the Eastern Sudan, and found a ready home amongst the brave Arabs of those regions; Egyptian troops had been annihilated at Sinkat and Tamanib. . . .
After the destruction of Hicks Pasha's expedition, the Mahdi well knew that the whole Sudan was at his feet: to take possession of it was only a question of time. His first step was the despatch of his cousin Khaled to Darfur, where he knew no resistance was possible. Through the influence of Karamalla he was able to acquire possession of the Bahr el Ghazal, the employes having merely transferred their allegiance from the Khedive to the Mahdi. Already Mek Adam of Tagalla had submitted, and had come to El Obeid with his family. Mahdism had seized a firm hold of the Eastern Sudan, and found a ready home amongst the brave Arabs of those regions; Egyptian troops had been annihilated at Sinkat and Tamanib. . . .
After the destruction of Hicks Pasha's expedition, the Mahdi well knew that the whole Sudan was at his feet: to take possession of it was only a question of time. His first step was the despatch of his cousin Khaled to Darfur, where he knew no resistance was possible. Through the influence of Karamalla he was able to acquire possession of the Bahr el Ghazal, the employes having merely transferred their allegiance from the Khedive to the Mahdi. Already Mek Adam of Tagalla had submitted, and had come to El Obeid with his family. Mahdism had seized a firm hold of the Eastern Sudan, and found a ready home amongst the brave Arabs of those regions; Egyptian troops had been annihilated at Sinkat and Tamanib. . . .