Sultanate of Zanzibar (British Protectorate)

This article is about the specific polity Sultanate of Zanzibar (British Protectorate) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Establishment

• July 1895: The British government proclaimed a protectorate on Zanzibar, the East Africa Protectorate.

Chronology

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1. Anglo-Zanzibar War

Was a military conflict fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war in history.

• August 1896: Death of the pro-British Sultan Ḥamad bin Thuwayni on 25 August 1896 and the subsequent accession to the throne of Sultan Khalid bin Barghash.
• August 1896: The Anglo-Zanzibar War lasted 38 minutes and is considered the shortest war in history. The war marked the end of the Sultanate of Zanzibar as a sovereign state and the start of a period of heavy British influence.

2. Zanzibar Revolution

Was a revolution in Zanzibar that led to the overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar and his mainly Arab government by the island's majority Black African population.

• January 1964: Jamshid bin Abdullah, the last sultan, was deposed and lost sovereignty over the last of his dominions, Zanzibar, marking the end of the Sultanate.

Disestablishment

• January 1964: Jamshid bin Abdullah, the last sultan, was deposed and lost sovereignty over the last of his dominions, Zanzibar, marking the end of the Sultanate.