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'''[[Sayyid|Sheikh]] Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid''', [[GCSI]], (1857 &ndash; August 25, 1896) ({{lang-ar|حمد بن ثويني البوسعيد}}) was the fifth [[Sultan of Zanzibar]]. He ruled Zanzibar from March 5, 1893 to August 25, 1896.<ref name="Zanzibar">[http://www.royalark.net/Tanzania/zanz4.htm Zanzibar]</ref>
'''[[Sayyid]] Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid''', [[GCSI]], (1857 &ndash; August 25, 1896) ({{lang-ar|حمد بن ثويني البوسعيد}}) was the fifth [[Sultan of Zanzibar]]. He ruled Zanzibar from March 5, 1893 to August 25, 1896.<ref name="Zanzibar">[http://www.royalark.net/Tanzania/zanz4.htm Zanzibar]</ref>


He was [[cousin marriage|married to a cousin]], Sheikha Turkia bint Turki al-Said, daughter of [[Turki bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman]]. Hamid died suddenly at 11.40am on 25 August 1896 and was almost certainly poisoned by his cousin Sheikh [[Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar|Khalid bin Barghash]] who proclaimed himself the new sultan and held the position for three days before being replaced by the [[United Kingdom|British]] government after the 40-minute-long [[Anglo-Zanzibar War]].<ref name="hernon">{{cite book
He was [[cousin marriage|married to a cousin]], Sayyida Turkia bint Turki al-Said, daughter of [[Turki bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman]]. Hamad died suddenly at 11.40am on 25 August 1896 and was almost certainly poisoned by his cousin Sayyid [[Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar|Khalid bin Barghash]] who proclaimed himself the new sultan and held the position for three days before being replaced by the [[United Kingdom|British]] government after the 40-minute-long [[Anglo-Zanzibar War]].<ref name="hernon">{{cite book
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==Titles==
==Titles==
*1857-1893: Sheikh Hamad bin Thuwaini
*1857-1893: Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini
*1893-1894: [[His Highness]] [[Sultan]] Sheikh Hamad bin Thuwaini, [[Sultan of Zanzibar]]
*1894-1896: His Highness Sultan Sayyid [[Sir]] Hamad bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Zanzibar, [[GCSI]]
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*1894-1896: His Highness Sultan Sheikh [[Sir]] Hamad bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Zanzibar, [[GCSI]]
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*[[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] (GCSI)-1894
*[[Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India]] (GCSI)-1894
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Red Eagle]], 1st Class of [[Prussia]]-1895
*Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Red Eagle]], 1st Class of [[Prussia]]-1895
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*1893-1894: [[His Highness]] Sayyid Sheikh Hamad bin Thuwaini, [[Sultan of Zanzibar]]

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Hamad bin Thuwaini of Zanzibar.

Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini Al-Busaid, GCSI, (1857 – August 25, 1896) (Arabic: حمد بن ثويني البوسعيد) was the fifth Sultan of Zanzibar. He ruled Zanzibar from March 5, 1893 to August 25, 1896.[1]

He was married to a cousin, Sayyida Turkia bint Turki al-Said, daughter of Turki bin Said, Sultan of Muscat and Oman. Hamad died suddenly at 11.40am on 25 August 1896 and was almost certainly poisoned by his cousin Sayyid Khalid bin Barghash who proclaimed himself the new sultan and held the position for three days before being replaced by the British government after the 40-minute-long Anglo-Zanzibar War.[2]

Titles

  • 1857-1893: Sayyid Hamad bin Thuwaini
  • 1894-1896: His Highness Sultan Sayyid Sir Hamad bin Thuwaini, Sultan of Zanzibar, GCSI

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Honours

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References

  1. ^ a b c Zanzibar
  2. ^ Hernon, Ian (2003). Britain's Forgotten Wars. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing. pp. 396–404. ISBN 978-0-7509-3162-5. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Preceded by Sultan of Zanzibar
1893–1896 		Succeeded by


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