Anglo-Zanzibar War

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 interests, as sultan. The agreement of 14 June 1890, instituting a British protectorate over Zanzibar, specified that a candidate for accession to the sultanate should obtain the permission of the British consul; Khalid had not fulfilled this requirement. The British considered this a casus belli and sent an ultimatum to Khalid demanding that he order his forces to stand down and leave the palace. In response, Khalid called up his palace guard and barricaded himself inside the palace.

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1896  Wikimedia, Wikidata
The 38 Minute War; shortest recorded war in history
Sultanate of Zanzibar, colonial war, British Empire, 

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1896 Anglo-Zanzibar War

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Zanzibar 1896

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The Crisis at Zanzibar, British War-Ships engaged in the Bombardment of the Sultan's Palace - ILN 1896

St George and Philomel

Bombardement de Zanzibar

Marines in zanzibar

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	war	1896	Anglo-Zanzibar War	British Empire, Sultanate of Zanzibar, colonial war	Wikidata
commons	image		AngloZanzibarWar (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Zanzibar 1896		Commons
commons	image		AngloZanzibarWar		Commons
commons	image		The Crisis at Zanzibar, British War-Ships engaged in the Bombardment of the Sultan's Palace - ILN 1896		Commons
commons	image		St George and Philomel		Commons
commons	image		Bombardement de Zanzibar		Commons
commons	image		Marines in zanzibar		Commons
commons	image		1896 Events Collage V 1.0		Commons