Egypt conquers the Sudan
Muhammad Ali seeks gold and slave soldiers in the south
In 1820 Muhammad Ali's troops marched up the Nile and in 1821 ended the Funj Sultanate of Sennar. Egypt's ruler wanted gold and slaves for his new army; the camp where the White and Blue Nile meet grew into Khartoum, capital of Egyptian Sudan.
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