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Sir Hamoud bin Mohammed Al-Said, GCSI (1853 – 18 July 1902) (ruled 27 August 1896 - 18 July 1902) ( ar, حمود بن محمد), was the British-controlled

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, who outlawed

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Biography

Hamoud became sultan with the support of the British consul, Sir Basil Cave, upon the death of Sayyid

Hamad bin Thuwaini Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid ( ar, حمد بن ثويني البوسعيد) ( – ) was the fifth Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from 5 March 1893 to 25 August 1896. Life Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid was born on 1857, probably ...

. Before he could enter the palace, another potential contender for the throne, Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash, seized the palace and declared himself sultan. The British responded the next day, 26 August 1896, by issuing an ultimatum to Khalid and his entourage to evacuate the palace by 9:00 am on 27 August. When he refused,

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warships fired on the palace and other strategic locations in the city, causing Khalid and his group to flee. According to the ''

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'', the resultant Anglo-Zanzibar War was the shortest war in history, and the same day Hamoud was able to assume the title of sultan, more indebted to the British than ever. Hamoud demanded that slavery be abolished in Zanzibar and that all the slaves be

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. On his death in 1902, he was succeeded by his oldest son, Sayyid Ali bin Hamud.

Legacy

By his wife, Sayyida Khanfora bint Majid Al-Busaid (daughter of the first Sultan of Zanzibar), he had ten children: *Sayyid Ali bin Hamud Al-Busaid, 8th Sultan of Zanzibar *Sayyid Majid bin Hamud Al-Busaid *Sayyid Saud bin Hamud Al-Busaid *Sayyid Taimur bin Hamud Al-Busaid *Sayyid Faisal bin Hamud Al-Busaid *Sayyid Muhammed bin Hamud Al-Busaid *Sayyida Matuka bint Hamud Al-Busaid (who married Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub Al-Busaid, 9th Sultan of Zanzibar) *Sayyida Boran bint Hamud Al-Busaid (who married Sayyid Said bin Ali, the son of the fourth Sultan of Zanzibar) *Sayyida Mishan bint Hamud Al-Busaid (twin with Boran) *Sayyida Hakima bint Hamud Al-Busaid

Honours

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