Anglo-Zanzibar War
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The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a brief 1896 military conflict between the British Empire and the Sultanate of Zanzibar, often cited as the shortest war in recorded history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anglo-Zanzibar War canonical | 1 |
| Anglo-Zanzibar War 1896 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15190049 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglo-Zanzibar War Context triple: [Sultanate of Zanzibar, significantEvent, Anglo-Zanzibar War]
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Anglo-Zulu War
The Anglo-Zulu War was an 1879 conflict in southern Africa between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, marked by famous battles such as Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift and resulting in the eventual defeat and dismantling of the Zulu state.
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B.
Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.
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C.
Nembe–Brass War
The Nembe–Brass War was a late 19th-century conflict in the Niger Delta between the Nembe people and the British-backed Royal Niger Company, reflecting resistance to colonial economic and political domination.
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D.
Mascate War
The Mascate War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial Brazil between landowning planters of Olinda and merchant elites of Recife, reflecting deep economic and political tensions in the Captaincy of Pernambuco.
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E.
Anglo-Egyptian War
The Anglo-Egyptian War was an 1882 conflict in which Britain intervened militarily in Egypt, defeating nationalist forces and establishing effective British control over the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anglo-Zanzibar War Target entity description: The Anglo-Zanzibar War was a brief 1896 military conflict between the British Empire and the Sultanate of Zanzibar, often cited as the shortest war in recorded history.
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A.
Anglo-Zulu War
The Anglo-Zulu War was an 1879 conflict in southern Africa between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom, marked by famous battles such as Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift and resulting in the eventual defeat and dismantling of the Zulu state.
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B.
Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was an 1898 imperial confrontation between Britain and France in Sudan that nearly triggered war and symbolized the climax of their colonial rivalry in Africa.
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C.
Nembe–Brass War
The Nembe–Brass War was a late 19th-century conflict in the Niger Delta between the Nembe people and the British-backed Royal Niger Company, reflecting resistance to colonial economic and political domination.
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D.
Mascate War
The Mascate War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial Brazil between landowning planters of Olinda and merchant elites of Recife, reflecting deep economic and political tensions in the Captaincy of Pernambuco.
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E.
Anglo-Egyptian War
The Anglo-Egyptian War was an 1882 conflict in which Britain intervened militarily in Egypt, defeating nationalist forces and establishing effective British control over the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anglo-Zanzibar War 1896