The death of the pro-British Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini on
25 August 1896 and the subsequent succession of Sultan
Khalid bin Barghash led to a revolt of british rule in Zanzibar.
The British authorities preferred Hamud bin Muhammed, who
was more favourable to them, as Sultan. In accordance with
a treaty signed in 1886, a condition for accession to the
sultancy was that the candidate obtain the permission of the
British Consul, and Khalid had not fulfilled this requirement.
The British considered this turning their back to the crown
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..
The show of force was too much as the guard fell in less
than 40 minutes time -- and a hasty surrender to british
troops sealed the fate of what would be the Anglo-Zanzibar War...
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True or False
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25 August 1896 and the subsequent succession of Sultan
Khalid bin Barghash led to a revolt of british rule in Zanzibar.
The British authorities preferred Hamud bin Muhammed, who
was more favourable to them, as Sultan. In accordance with
a treaty signed in 1886, a condition for accession to the
sultancy was that the candidate obtain the permission of the
British Consul, and Khalid had not fulfilled this requirement.
The British considered this turning their back to the crown
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..
The show of force was too much as the guard fell in less
than 40 minutes time -- and a hasty surrender to british
troops sealed the fate of what would be the Anglo-Zanzibar War...
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True or False
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