Sultanate of Zanzibar

1856–1964 monarchy in the Indian Ocean
Organization historical_country Q157904
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Sultanate of Zanzibar

Summary

Sultanate of Zanzibar is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,593 views/month, #8 of 1,549).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sultanate of Zanzibar is in the country of Sultanate of Zanzibar[3].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar is on the body of water Indian Ocean[4].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar is on the continent of Africa[5].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's instance of is recorded as historical country[6].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's instance of is recorded as sultanate[7].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's capital is recorded as Zanzibar City[8].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's official language is recorded as Swahili[9].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's official language is recorded as Arabic[10].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's official language is recorded as English[11].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's currency is recorded as Zanzibari rupee[12].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's currency is recorded as East African shilling[13].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's basic form of government is recorded as absolute monarchy[14].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's basic form of government is recorded as constitutional monarchy[15].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's flag is recorded as flag of Zanzibar[16].
  • October 19, 1856 marks the founding of Sultanate of Zanzibar[17].
  • April 6, 1861 marks the founding of Sultanate of Zanzibar[18].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar was dissolved in 1890[19].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar was dissolved in January 12, 1964[20].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's significant event is recorded as Anglo-Zanzibar War[21].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sultanate of Zanzibar[22].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar has a population of {'amount': '+300000'}[23].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Sultanate of Zanzibar's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[27].

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Founding

Recorded inception include October 19, 1856[17] and April 6, 1861[18].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include 1890[19] and January 12, 1964[20].

Why It Matters

Sultanate of Zanzibar ranks in the top 0.52% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,593 views/month, #8 of 1,549).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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