Sultan of Zanzibar Khalid bin Barghash
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Sultan of Zanzibar Khalid bin Barghash was a late 19th-century ruler of Zanzibar best known for his brief reign that triggered the Anglo-Zanzibar War, often cited as the shortest war in history.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Zanzibar Khalid bin Barghash canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sultan of Zanzibar
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Stone Town, Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1874-11-01 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mombasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLossOfPower | British ultimatum and military intervention ⓘ |
| citizenship | Zanzibar Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Zanzibar War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOutcome | defeat by British forces ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Zanzibar Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1927-03-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mombasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| didNotReceive | formal recognition as Sultan from the British authorities ⓘ |
| durationOfWar | approximately 38 minutes ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Omani Arab ⓘ |
| event | bombardment of the Sultan’s palace in 1896 ⓘ |
| familyName | Al-Busaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father |
Barghash bin Said
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fledTo | German consulate in Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Khalid bin Barghash Al-Busaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Khalid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | symbol of resistance to British influence in Zanzibar ⓘ |
| house | House of Al Said NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ |
| laterLivedIn | Mombasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Al Said dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchOf | Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
having one of the shortest reigns of any Sultan of Zanzibar
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role in the Anglo-Zanzibar War ⓘ |
| opponent | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| palaceBombardedBy | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Sultan of Zanzibar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Hamad bin Thuwaini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | de facto ruler of Zanzibar for two days in 1896 ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 1896-08-27 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1896-08-25 ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| soughtSupportFrom | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Hamoud bin Mohammed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Sayyid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPowerBy | occupying the palace after the death of Hamad bin Thuwaini ⓘ |
| warDescribedAs | shortest war in recorded history ⓘ |
| wentIntoExileIn | German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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