DID YOU KNOW…
The World's Shortest War Lasted Just 38 Minutes!
Did you know the Anglo-Zanzibar War, fought in 1896, holds the record for the shortest war in history, concluding in an astonishing 38 to 45 minutes?
The conflict began when Sultan Khalid bin Barghash seized the throne of Zanzibar without British approval, violating a treaty. After a British ultimatum was ignored, five Royal Navy ships opened fire on the Sultan's palace and royal yacht at 9:00 AM on August 27. Within minutes, the palace was severely damaged, the yacht sunk, and Sultan Khalid had fled, bringing the war to an end shortly after the first shots were fired and cementing its place in the history books.
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