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Lloyd Mathews

1850–1901 · 19th century · Also known as Sir Lloyd William Mathews

Sir Lloyd Mathews was a British naval officer who in 1877 entered the service of Sultan Barghash of Zanzibar to raise a regular army trained on European lines, which grew to more than a thousand men. After Zanzibar became a British protectorate in 1890 he served as the sultan's first minister, combating the slave trade, until his death.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lloyd Mathews. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lloyd-mathews
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