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The 38-Minute War

The story of the shortest war in human history, the Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896.

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The longest wars stretch across decades. But the shortest war in history? It was over before you finished your coffee.
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1896. The island of Zanzibar.
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Sultan Khalid seizes the throne without British permission.
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The British Empire issues a strict ultimatum.
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Step down by nine AM, or face the Royal Navy.
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Khalid refuses, barricading himself inside the royal palace with three thousand guards.
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He assumes the British are bluffing.
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They aren't.
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At nine-o-two AM, British cruisers unleash absolute hell.
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High-explosive shells tear through the wooden palace.
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The Sultan's defense fleet is sunk in minutes.
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By nine-forty AM, the palace is a burning ruin.
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The Sultan's flag is shot down, and the war is over.
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It lasted exactly thirty-eight minutes.
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Five hundred defenders perished, with only one British sailor injured.
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The ultimate insult? The British sent the new Sultan a bill for the artillery shells used to destroy the palace.

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