Omani Zanzibar: East African Enslavement and the Indian Ocean Trade (18th–19th centuries)

1. Zanzibar falls under Omani control

   Jan 1, 1698Labels: Zanzibar, Omani Empire

   • History Zanzibar
   • Sultanate Zanzibar

2. Omani capture of Fort Jesus, Mombasa

   Dec 13, 1698Labels: Fort Jesus, Mombasa

   • Britannica
   • Siege Mombasa

3. Old Fort built on former Portuguese site

   Jan 1, 1701Labels: Old Fort, Stone Town

   • EBSCO
   • Fatuma binti

4. Founding of the Al Bu Said dynasty

   Nov 20, 1744Labels: Al Bu, Ahmad bin

   • Al Bu Said
   • Ahmad bin Said

5. Cloves introduced and begin expanding on Zanzibar

   Jan 1, 1812Labels: Clove plantations, Zanzibar

   • AramcoWorld
   • Tanzanian Affairs

6. Moresby Treaty restricts Indian Ocean slave exports

   Sep 1, 1822Labels: Moresby Treaty, Sayyid Said

   • Moresby Treaty
   • Said bin Sultan

7. Said bin Sultan relocates court to Zanzibar

   Jan 1, 1840Labels: Said bin, Zanzibar Court

   • Said bin Sultan
   • Sultanate Zanzibar

8. Hamerton Treaty limits overseas slave exports

   Jan 1, 1845Labels: Hamerton Treaty, Britain

   • Hamerton Treaty
   • AP Central

9. Death of Said bin Sultan triggers succession split

   Oct 19, 1856Labels: Said bin, Succession split

   • Said bin Sultan
   • Majid bin Said

10. Majid bin Said begins reign as first Sultan of Zanzibar

    Oct 19, 1856Labels: Majid bin, Sultanate of

    • Majid bin Said
    • Sultans Zanzibar

11. 1867 agreement further narrows legal slave trade routes

    Jan 1, 1867Labels: 1867 Agreement, Zanzibar

    • Slavery Zanzibar
    • AP Central

12. Frere Treaty bans sea-borne slave imports; market closes

    Jan 1, 1873Labels: Frere Treaty, Barghash

    • Frere Treaty
    • Britannica

13. Heligoland–Zanzibar Treaty recognizes British authority in Zanzibar

    Jul 1, 1890Labels: Heligoland Zanzibar, Britain

    • Britannica
    • Heligoland Zanzibar

14. Anti-slavery decree issued by Sultan Ali bin Said

    Aug 1, 1890Labels: Ali bin, Anti-slavery decree

    • Cambridge Core
    • Timeline Zanzibar

15. Anglo-Zanzibar War enforces British-backed succession

    Aug 27, 1896Labels: Anglo-Zanzibar War, British Navy

    • Britannica
    • Anglo Zanzibar War

16. British compel legal abolition of slavery in Zanzibar

    Jan 1, 1897Labels: Abolition decree, British authorities

    • Slavery Zanzibar
    • Hansard

17. Final inclusion of concubines in abolition measures

    Jan 1, 1909Labels: Abolition extension, Concubines

    • Slavery Zanzibar
    • UoN Repository