Oman–Zanzibar war

Oman–Zanzibar war (Arabic: حرب عمان - زنجبار) (Swahili: Vita vya Oman-Zanzibar)
	Part of the Omani Colonization of Africa
Date	1784
Location	Zanzibar
Result	Defeat of rebels, reassertion of Omani rule.
Belligerents
Sultanate of Muscat	Local forces from Zanzibar, Mombasa and Pemba Island
Commanders and leaders
Hilal bin Ahmad	Unknown

The Oman-Zanzibar war was a 1784 conflict between Oman and Zanzibar.^[1] It was the first time they had fought since 1779. Zanzibar, a colony of Oman, rebelled with the support of African forces from Mombasa and Pemba Island.^[2] Oman had to retake Zanzibar by force, capturing it in a short war. The Omani force was dispatched by Hilal bin Ahmad, eldest son of Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi. ^[2]

References

A History of the African People. Robert William July (1998) ISBN 978-0-88133-980-2
Historical atlas of Oman Michael Isaac (2004) ISBN 0823945006

^ Price, E. D. Hazell's Annual Cyclopedia 1886 [-1891] ... 1st ed., London, 1888,.
^ ^a ^b Pearce, France Barrow. Zanzibar. The Island Metropolis Of Eastern Africa. 1st ed., London, Cass, 1967,.

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[1] Price, E. D. Hazell's Annual Cyclopedia 1886 [-1891] ... 1st ed., London, 1888,.

[Barrow-2] Pearce, France Barrow. Zanzibar. The Island Metropolis Of Eastern Africa. 1st ed., London, Cass, 1967,.

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