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Hadendoa

Ethnic group of Sudan, Egypt and Eritrea

Hadendoa (or Hadendowa) is the name of a nomadic subdivision of the Beja people, known for their support of the Mahdiyyah rebellion during the 1880s to

Hadendoa

Fuzzy-Wuzzy

1892 poem by Rudyard Kipling

It describes the respect of the ordinary soldier for the bravery of the Hadendoa warriors who fought the British army in Sudan. "Fuzzy-Wuzzy" was the term

Fuzzy-Wuzzy

Beja people

Cushitic ethnic group native to Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea

but there has been significant historical dispute on this matter. The Hadendoa Beja by the 18th century dominated much of eastern Sudan. In the Mahdist

Beja people

Beja_people

Battle of Tamai

Battle of the Mahdist War

Mahdists had roughly 10,000 men, most of them belonging to Osman Digna's Hadendoa tribe (known to British soldiers as "Fuzzy Wuzzies" for their unique hair)

Battle of Tamai

Battle_of_Tamai

Muhammad Ahmad

Sudanese religious and political leader (1844–1885)

Abdallahi ibn Muhammad of the Ta'aisha tribes. They were also joined by the Hadendoa Beja, who were rallied to the Mahdi in 1883 by Osman Digna, an Ansār captain

Muhammad Ahmad

Muhammad_Ahmad

Eskista

Form of dance in Ethiopia

Tigrayan-Tigrinya people in northern Ethiopia and Eritrea as well as the Beja Hadendoa traditional dance. There are various rhythmic, regional, and stylistic

Eskista

Afro

Hair style

"grown-up Wunderkind with an open, oval face framed by a Jewish Afro." The Hadendoa Beja of northeastern Africa were nicknamed "Fuzzy-Wuzzies" by British troops

Afro

Turco-Egyptian Sudan

1820–1885 period in Sudanese history

a 6,000-strong force east to attack the Hadendoa. He crossed the Atbarah River at Quz Rajab, but the Hadendoa lured the Egyptians into a forest ambush

Turco-Egyptian Sudan

Turco-Egyptian_Sudan

Tigre people

Eritrean ethnic group

the Tigrinya people of Eritrea, as well as the Beja (particularly the Hadendoa). There are also a number of Eritreans of Tigre origin living across the

Tigre people

Tigre_people

List of ethnic slurs

in Basque frantximant. Fuzzy-Wuzzy United Kingdom Hadendoa people Term used to refer to the Hadendoa warriors in the 19th century, in reference to their

List of ethnic slurs

List_of_ethnic_slurs

List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity

Notable for appearing in the 1964 film, Zulu. Fuzzy-Wuzzy (Commonwealth) A Hadendoa Beja. The term is a reference to the distinctive dirwa hairstyle used by

List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity

List_of_ethnic_slurs_and_epithets_by_ethnicity

Dad's Army

British TV sitcom (1968–1977)

often referred to fighting under Kitchener against the "Fuzzy Wuzzies" (Hadendoa), and was the model for Lance Corporal Jones. Other influences included

Dad's Army

Dad's_Army

Amarar tribe

Nomadic tribe in Eritrea and Sudan

Nile are the Ababda and Bisharin Beja tribes and to their south dwell the Hadendoa (another Beja subgroup). The country of the Amarar is called the Atbai

Amarar tribe

Amarar_tribe

List of contemporary ethnic groups of Africa

List of African ethnic groups

religion Beja Afroasiatic → Cushitic → Beja Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea Bishari, Hadendoa, Hedareb, Amarar, Beni-Amer Islam → Sunni Islam Bemba Niger–Congo → Bantu

List of contemporary ethnic groups of Africa

List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_Africa

Hedareb people

Ethnic group

Afro-Asiatic family, while another is more closely related to Sudanese Hadendoa. They are among the least-researched groups in Eritrea. The Hedareb people

Hedareb people

Hedareb_people

Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels

Name for Papua New Guinean war carriers

originally used by British soldiers in the 19th century as a name for Hadendoa warriors on the Red Sea coast of the Sudan, and referred to their elaborate

Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels

Fuzzy_Wuzzy_Angels

Suakin

City on the Red Sea coast in Sudan

Ásia Comparative Vocabularies of the Languages Spoken at Suakin: Arabic, Hadendoa, Beni-Amer Pictures of Suakin on Atlas Obscura Suakin: Time and Tide —

Suakin

Doms in Sudan

Ethnic group

Protestant Jews Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Beja Ababda Amarar Beni-Amer Bishari Hadendoa Hedareb Semitic Arabs Abbala Amri Artega Awadia and Fadnia Awlad Hassan

Doms in Sudan

Doms_in_Sudan

Red Sea State

State of Sudan

divided into several subgroups, including the Ababda, Amarar, Bishariin and Hadendoa. Other ethnic groups present in the state include the Beni Amer and the

Red Sea State

Red_Sea_State

Battle of Shaykan

1883 battle of the Mahdist War

operations for some time. Their success also emboldened Osman Digna, whose Hadendoa tribesmen, the so-called fuzzy-wuzzies, joined the rebellion from their

Battle of Shaykan

Battle_of_Shaykan

Mahdist State

1885–1899 Sudanese state

that had depended on the slave trade responded as well, along with the Hadendoa Beja, who were rallied to the Mahdi by an Ansar captain, Osman Digna. Ahmad's

Mahdist State

Mahdist_State

Bishari tribe

Ethnic group

all around and cause sickness and disputes between neighbours. Amarar Hadendoa Beni-Amer people Starky, Janet. "Perceptions of the Ababda and Bisharin

Bishari tribe

Bishari_tribe

Broken square

Term referring to an infantry square collapsing or breaking up in battle

attack; that square came under intense attack from Sudanese (here, mostly Hadendoa). The square was flooded with a rush of tribesmen and a brutal hand-to-hand

Broken square

Broken_square

Eritrea–Sudan relations

Bilateral relations

common, and the people on both sides of the border, such as Beni Amer and Hadendoa view themselves as a single people, divided by an artificial boundary.

Eritrea–Sudan relations

Eritrea–Sudan_relations

Rashaida people

Ethnic group in Eritrea and Sudan

agriculture methods also practised by other peoples in the area; such as the Hadendoa. These tribes then retaliated against the new competition by violently

Rashaida people

Rashaida_people

Shaigiya tribe

Arab tribe in northern Sudan

living towards the Red Sea area have a language that is akin to what the Hadendoa speak. They are reported to have a pronunciation which deletes the last

Shaigiya tribe

Shaigiya_tribe

Osman Digna

Sudanese Ansar military commander (1836–1926)

Digna." Osman Digna's father was a Kurd and his mother hailed from the Hadendoa tribe of the Beja people. His birthplace is not documented, but Suakin

Osman Digna

Osman_Digna

Beja language

Cushitic language of Northeast Africa

Cushitic North Beja Early forms Proto-Cushitic Medjay Blemmyan Dialects Hadendoa Hadareb Amarar Bisharin Beni-Amer Writing system Latin alphabet (limited

Beja language

Beja_language

Visual arts of Sudan

cicatrizations, hairstyles, like braids or the so-called fuzzy-wuzzy hairstyles of Hadendoa men, modern dreadlocks and make-up have been or still are in everyday use

Visual arts of Sudan

Visual_arts_of_Sudan

Francis Gregson

British photographer and war correspondent in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

A group of Hadendoa Sudanese prisoners bearing weapons. An Egyptian military policeman stands in the foreground.

Francis Gregson

Francis_Gregson

Charles Moore Watson

Anglo-Irish army officer (1844–1916)

published: Comparative vocabulary of the languages spoken at Suakin: Arabic, Hadendoa and Beni Amer (1888) History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, vol. III

Charles Moore Watson