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Anglo-Zanzibar War

Colonial war by the United Kingdom in East-Africa
Event colonial_war Q170850
Anglo-Zanzibar War
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Summary

Anglo-Zanzibar War is a colonial war[1]. It draws 6,566 Wikipedia views per month (colonial war category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Location: Zanzibar Archipelago[3]
  • Part of: Scramble for Africa[4]
  • Commons category: Anglo-Zanzibar War[5]
  • Start time: August 27, 1896[6]
  • End time: August 27, 1896[7]
  • Point in time: August 27, 1896[8]
  • Participant: British Empire[9], Sultanate of Zanzibar[10]
  • Number of injured: 1[11]
  • Duration: 38 minutes[12]

Why It Matters

Anglo-Zanzibar War has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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