Sultanate of Zanzibar
Ibadite Sultanate of Zanzibar Zanzibar Sultanate | |||||||||
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| 1856–1964 | |||||||||
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 Map of the Sultanate of Zanzibar in 1883 | |||||||||
| Capital | Mji Mkongwe | ||||||||
| Common languages | Swahili | ||||||||
| Religion | Ibadism Islam | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Zanzibari | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||
• 1856–1870 | Majid bin Said (first) | ||||||||
• 1963–1964 | Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1856 | ||||||||
• Merger with Tanganyika | 1964 | ||||||||
| Currency | shilling | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Zanzibar archipelago | ||||||||
The Sultanate of Zanzibar was an Ibadite kingdom in East Africa. It was under the influence of the Omani Muscat Sultanate at first, when the Sultan moved to Zanzibar. It came to an end with the Anglo-Zanzibar War when the British East Africa colony was established. This means it ended at the turn of the twentieth century.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Lodhi, Abdulaziz Y. "The Arabs in Zanzibar: from sultanate to peoples' republic." Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs. Journal 7.2 (1986): 404-418.
