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Oman–Zanzibar war
Part of the Omani Colonization of Africa
Sultanate of Zanzibar in pink
Date 1784 Location Zanzibar Archipelago Result Defeat of rebels, reassertion of Omani rule.
Belligerents
Omani Empire	Local forces from Zanzibar, Mombasa and Pemba Island
Commanders and leaders
Hilal bin Ahmad	Unknown

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The Oman–Zanzibar war (Arabic: حرب عمان - زنجبار; Swahili: Vita vya Oman-Zanzibar) was a 1784 conflict between the Omani Empire and Zanzibar. It was the first time they had fought since 1779. Zanzibar, a colony of Oman, rebelled with the support of African forces from Mombasa and Pemba Island. Oman had to retake Zanzibar by force, capturing it in a short war. The Omani force was dispatched by Hilal bin Ahmad, eldest son of Sultan Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi.

References

• A History of the African People. Robert William July (1998) ISBN 978-0-88133-980-2
• Historical atlas of Oman Michael Isaac (2004) ISBN 0823945006

1. Price, E. D. Hazell's Annual Cyclopedia 1886 ... 1st ed., London, 1888,.
2. ^ Pearce, France Barrow. Zanzibar. The Island Metropolis Of Eastern Africa. 1st ed., London, Cass, 1967,.

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