Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar

Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash Al-Busaid (Arabic: خالد بن برغش البوسعيد‎) (c. 1874 – c. 1927) was the sixth Sultan of Zanzibar.

Khalid bin Barghash خالد بن برغش  (Arabic)
Sultan of Zanzibar
Khalid bin Barghash
Sultan of Zanzibar
Reign	25–27 August 1896 (1896-08)
Born	c. 1874 Zanzibar
Died	c. 1927(1927-00-00) (aged 52–53)  Great Britain (Mombasa)
Full name Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash Al-Busaid
House	Al Said
Father	Barghash bin Said
Religion	Ibadi Islam

Life

Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash Al-Busaid was born on 1874 in Zanzibar to Barghash bin Said, the second Sultan.

Khalid briefly ruled Zanzibar (25–27 August 1896), seizing power after the sudden death of his cousin Hamad bin Thuwaini, who many suspect was poisoned by Khalid.[1] Great Britain refused to recognise his claim to the throne, citing a treaty from 1866 which stated that a new Sultan could only accede to the throne with British permission, resulting in the Anglo-Zanzibar War, in which Khalid's palace and harem were shelled by British vessels for 38 minutes, killing 500 defenders, before a surrender was received.[1] Khalid fled his palace through a back door to take refuge in the German consulate from which he was smuggled to German East Africa, where he received political asylum.[1] He was captured by British forces at Dar es Salaam in 1916 and was exiled to the Seychelles and Saint Helena before being allowed to return to East Africa, where he perished in Mombasa in 1927.[1]

Citations

1. Hernon, Ian (2003). Britain's Forgotten Wars. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing. pp. 396–404. ISBN 978-0-7509-3162-5.

Preceded by Hamad bin Thuwaini	Sultan of Zanzibar 1896	Succeeded by Hamoud bin Mohammed