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The Anglo-Zanzibar War lasted less than an hour, involving two countries very unevenly matched. But what was the conflict about?

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Do you know which conflict is considered the shortest war in history? Read this story about how the British held island of Zanzibar off the coast of German-controlled Tanzania became the flashpoint for a war that lasted just thirty-seven minutes.

Anglo-Zanzibar War, (August 27, 1896), brief conflict between the British Empire and the East African island sultanate of Zanzibar. Following the death of the previous sultan, Zanzibari Prince Khālid ibn Barghash refused to accept the British Empire’s preferred successor and instead occupied the sultan’s palace, which prompted imperial cruisers to fire on his position. The war lasted no longer than 40 minutes, making it the shortest war in recorded history. Zanzibar Context In the late 19...