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Hamad bin Thuwaini

1857–1896 · 19th century

Hamad bin Thuwaini was Sultan of Zanzibar from 1893 to 1896, ruling under the British protectorate. A grandson of Said bin Sultan through Thuwaini, ruler of Muscat, he was chosen with British approval. His sudden death on 25 August 1896 led his cousin Khalid bin Barghash to seize the palace, provoking the Anglo-Zanzibar War.

Hamad bin Thuwaini
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