Al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur
Al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur Pasha (Arabic: الزبير رحمة منصور; c. 1830 – January 1913), also known as Sebehr Rahma or Rahama Zobeir, was a slave trader in the late 19th century. He later became a pasha and governor in Sudan.
Al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur | |
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الزبير رحمة منصور | |
| Governor of Bahr al-Ghazal | |
| In office 1873–1877 | |
| Monarch | Isma'il Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Charles Gordon (Governor-General of Sudan) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1830 Sudan, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | January 1913 Geili, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
| Children | Suleiman (executed) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Khedivate of Egypt |
| Rank | Bey and Pasha |
| Battles/wars | Conquest of Darfur (1874) |
His reputation as a nemesis of General Charles Gordon led to him gaining a near-mythic status in the United Kingdom, where he was referred to as "the richest and worst", a "Slaver King" "who [had] chained lions as part of his escort".
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