Anglo-Zanzibar War

military conflict fought between the United Kingdom and the Zanzibar Sultanate on 27 August 1896, shortest recorded war in history. 
The 38 Minute War

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1896 — 1896 war, Scramble for Africa, Tanzania, 

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Location: -5.64332, 39.54529, KML, Maps

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Anglo-Zanzibar war map

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Bombardement de Zanzibar

Marines in zanzibar

St George and Philomel

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

Zanzibar 1896

Zanzibar's location relative to Africa

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
image	2023	1896 Events Collage V 1.0			Wikimedia
image		AngloZanzibarWar			Wikimedia
image		AngloZanzibarWar (cropped)			Wikimedia
image	2008	Anglo-Zanzibar War.PNG			Wikimedia
image	2008	Anglo-Zanzibar War without gunfire ar			Wikimedia
image	2009	Anglo-Zanzibar War without gunfire-blank			Wikimedia
image	2009	Anglo-Zanzibar War without gunfire-pt.PNG			Wikimedia
image	2013	Anglo-Zanzibar War without gunfire-pt.tra			Wikimedia
image	2008	Anglo-Zanzibar war map			Wikimedia
image	2009	Anglo-Zanzibar war map-pt			Wikimedia
image	2013	Anglo-Zanzibar war map-pt.tra			Wikimedia
image	1896	Bombardement de Zanzibar			Wikimedia
image	1896	Marines in zanzibar			Wikimedia
image	1896	St George and Philomel			Wikimedia
image		The Crisis at Zanzibar, British War-Ships engaged in the Bombardment of the Sultan's Palace - ILN 1896			Wikimedia
image		Zanzibar 1896			Wikimedia
image	2025	Zanzibar's location relative to Africa			Wikimedia

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