Ruler · 1834 – 1870
Majid bin Said
Lived 1834 – 1870; politician. Sultan of Zanzibar of Sultanate of Zanzibar, 1856 – 1870. The atlas files them under Omani Empire.
Wikidata's English label: Majid bin Said Al Busaidi.
For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.
- Lived
- 1834 – 1870
- 36 years
- In office
- 14 years
- one reign
- Lines
- 1
- Sultanate of Zanzibar
- Left it
- died in office
- read off the dates alone
Sultan of Zanzibar
Sultanate of Zanzibar · the 1st of 5 dated reigns · 1856 – 1896
Majid bin Said1856 – 1870
Reigned 1856 – 1870 · 14 years · came to it aged 22
- Came to it
- inherited
- Left it
- died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1870, the year they died
He succeeded his father Said bin Sultan as ruler of Zanzibar and East Africa, and briefly (claimed) Oman following Said’s death.
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