List of Sultans of Zanzibar
Sultans of Zanzibar

List of Sultans of Zanzibar

Section Title: Sultans of Zanzibar
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No.	Sultan	Full name	Portrait	Began rule	Ended rule	Notes

1	Majid bin Said	Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid	A black-and-white photograph of a man with a dark beard wearing a turban and robes, sitting on a patterned chair, and looking at the viewer	19 October 1856	7 October 1870	Bargash bin Said attempted to usurp the throne from his brother in 1859, but failed. He was exiled to Bombay for two years.

2	Barghash bin Said	Sayyid Sir Barghash bin Said Al-Busaid	A black-and-white photograph of a man with a dark beard wearing a turban, a dark jacket, a shirt, and a belt, sitting in a chair, and looking at the viewer	7 October 1870	26 March 1888	Responsible for developing much of the infrastructure in Zanzibar (especially Stone Town), like piped water, telegraph cables, buildings, roads, etc. Helped abolish the slave trade in Zanzibar by signing an agreement with Britain in 1870, prohibiting slave trade in the sultanate, and closing the slave market in Mkunazini.

3	Khalifa bin Said	Sayyid Sir Khalifa I bin Said Al-Busaid	A black-and-white sketch of a man with a dark beard wearing glasses, a turban, a dark jacket, and a white shirt all in front of a white background	26 March 1888	13 February 1890	Supported abolitionism, like his predecessor.

4	Ali bin Said	Sayyid Sir Ali bin Said Al-Busaid	A black-and-white photograph of a man with a dark beard wearing a turban, a dark jacket, and a white shirt, sitting, and looking at the viewer	13 February 1890	5 March 1893	The British and German Empires signed the Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty in July 1890. This treaty turned Zanzibar into a British protectorate.

5	Hamid bin Thuwayni	Sayyid Sir Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid	A black-and-white photograph of a man with a dark beard wearing a turban, a dark jacket, and a white shirt, sitting, and looking at the viewer	5 March 1893	25 August 1896

6	Khalid bin Barghash	Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash Al-Busaid	A black-and-white sketch of a man with a dark beard wearing a turban, a dark jacket, and a white shirt and looking to the right of the viewer	25 August 1896	27 August 1896	Was a belligerent in the Anglo-Zanzibar War, the shortest war in recorded history.

7	Hamoud bin Mohammed	Sayyid Sir Hamoud bin Mohammed Al-Said	A black-and-white photograph of a man with a white beard wearing a turban, a dark jacket, a white shirt, and a belt and sitting on a chair	27 August 1896	18 July 1902	Issued the final decree abolishing slavery from Zanzibar on 6 April 1897. For this, he was knighted by Queen Victoria.

8	Ali bin Hamud	Sayyid Ali bin Hamud Al-Busaid	A black-and-white photograph of a man with a dark moustache wearing a turban and a dark jacket and sitting on a throne topped by two metal lions	20 July 1902	9 December 1911	The British First Minister, Mr A. Rogers, served as regent until Ali reached the age of 21 on 7 June 1905.

9	Khalifa bin Harub	Sayyid Sir Khalifa II bin Harub Al-Said	A black-and-white photograph of a man with a dark beard wearing a turban, a dark jacket, a white shirt, and several medals and looking to the right of the viewer	9 December 1911	9 October 1960	Brother-in-law of Ali bin Hamud. Oversaw the construction of harbor in Stone Town and tar roads in Pemba.

10	Abdullah bin Khalifa	Sayyid Sir Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Said	9 October 1960	1 July 1963

11	Jamshid bin Abdullah	Sayyid Sir Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Said	-	1 July 1963	12 January 1964	On 10 December 1963, Zanzibar received its independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy under Jamshid.

Sentence(s)

Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah was the Sultan of Zanzibar from 1 July to 9 December 1963.

final_sentence: Sayyid Jamshid bin Abdullah was the Sultan of Zanzibar from 1 July to 9 December 1963.