Anglo-Zanzibar War
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anglo-zanzibar-war-186-2768251
title:
Anglo-Zanzibar War
text:
The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a military conflict fought between the United Kingdom and the Sultanate of Zanzibar on 27 August 1896. The conflict lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war in history. The immediate cause of the war was the suspicious death of the pro-British Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini on 25 August 1896 and the subsequent succession of Sultan Khalid bin Barghash. The British authorities preferred Hamoud bin Mohammed, who was more favourable to British i
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1896 war, the shortest in recorded history
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zanzibar_War
date created:
2005-04-14T10:15:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T22:01:24Z
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