Sultanate of Zanzibar.

Since the establishment of the East African colony, the East African colony and the Sultanate of Zanzibar have been on good terms.

The expansion of the East African colonies into the western interior of East Africa affected the traditional commercial routes of Arab traders, but the East African colonies were not interested in indigenous slaves and ivory.

Each time the newly occupied land was cleared, the East African colonies would bring indigenous and ivory, as well as other goods, to the port of Dar es Salaam and trade with foreign merchants.

Unlike the Arab caravans that had to deal with the inland Bantu tribes, the East African colonies were straightforward, and with each expansion, a large number of natives fell into the hands of the colonies.

Naturally, the East African colonies would not keep these people, and directly lowered the price of slaves, and Arab merchants only had to wait for the East African colonies to deliver their goods to their doors at the port.

The East African colonies, on the other hand, only needed Arab merchants to exchange grain and other goods.

However, the actions of the East African colonies still caused some people to be unhappy, and they were the progressive forces of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, represented by Bagash bin Said, the younger brother of the Sultan of Zanzibar, Majid bin Said.

It all started with the contemporary Sultan of Zanzibar, Majid bin Said.

The Sultan of Zanzibar, Majid bin Sayed, was the sixth son of the former Omani Empire king Sayyid bin Sultan.

Syed bin Sultan was a powerful figure who brought the Omani Empire to prominence, and Zanzibar was the one who brought it down.

After his death, Majid bin Saeed and his third brother, Suweni bin Saeed, competed for the throne, but Suweni bin Saeed came out on top and won the throne of Oman.

He established himself as Sultan of Zanzibar, which split from the Omani Empire and became an independent state.

During his reign, Majid bin Said used the controversial slave trade in the Indian Ocean to consolidate power and accumulate the country's wealth.

During his reign, Bhagash bin Sayid (also the son of Sayyid bin Sultan) attempted to usurp the throne and was exiled to Bombay for two years.

The reason for this was that Bhagash bin Said was opposed to the slave trade, he advocated abolitionism, and he was interested in Western science and technology, and wanted to promote the development of the Sultanate of Zanzibar through infrastructure (which he did historically).

The East African colonies were desperate to pack up the natives and send them away, so the large-scale shipments seemed to Bhagash bin Saeed to be a complication.

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Port of Dar es Salaam, house of Bhagash bin Said.

"Guys, you can't sit back any longer, or there will be no future for Zanzibar!"

Bhagash bin Said roared with red eyes.

"Majid bin Said is now old and confused, and there are Germanic East African colonies to help the abuse, originally Majid bin Said engaged in the slave trade is to turn back the clock of history, now the world's great powers have abolished the slave system, if we can't abolish the slave trade, how can Zanzibar integrate into the civilized world in the future, unchanged, will inevitably be eliminated by the times."

Sitting below are all close associates of Bhagash bin Saeed, all of whom have seen the power of Western civilization after industrialization and are relatively enlightened people in the Arab world (probably related to the British behind the Omani Empire).

"That's right, Your Highness, but we won't be able to deal with the Germanic forces of the East African colonies on our own," said an officer from the Sultanate of Zanzibar.

"If we don't do it, who else can pick up the banner of Zanzibar's future! So no matter how difficult the road is, we must face it bravely. It is impossible to count on Majd, who now knows only pleasure and is addicted to stimulants. Bagash bin Saeed said.

"But, Your Highness, if we can't convince His Majesty the Sultan to side with us, then the power at our disposal is too limited!" Another young officer said.

"What's this! You must know that we are on the side of civilization, and His Majesty the Sultan relies on the slave trade to make money, which in itself is a matter of anger and resentment, as long as we raise our arms, we can definitely awaken the vast number of compatriots in Zanzibar and join us in overthrowing the slave trade. Said the young man in a suit and leather shoes.

"Are you brainless? Such a naïve idea of wanting to change Zanzibar is not a political struggle. An officer rebuked.

"I think some people are too timid to dedicate themselves to the great cause of Zanzibar, greedy for life and afraid of death!"

"Little ghost, do you know what you're talking about, but I was an old man who opposed the Sultan with His Highness in the early years, but it's not a young man like you who can only peep your pants when something really happens."

"What! But if you can't start a personal attack? ”

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The two sides quarreled like this.

Bhagash bin Saeed watched his subordinates arguing with each other with a pale face, raised his hand and slapped it on the table, and there was a loud "snap" that instantly silenced everyone.

Bhagash bin Said said sharply: "Enough, what kind of system is it to be noisy and shouting all day long? Do you think you are like that? ”

"Solving the problem does not depend on lip service, but on ability and method, instead of pouring bitter water here and attacking each other, it is better to think of ideas, and the big guys brainstorm together to find a solution to the problem."

The crowd was silent......

Looking at the speechless crowd, Bhagash bin Said said earnestly: "I don't know how dangerous it is, but we have no way out, failure is not terrible, even if we fail, it is temporary, just like back then, we were forced to go into exile in India, and now we are not making a comeback?" ”

Bhagash bin Said continued: "If we want to abolish the slave trade, we must be prepared to cut off the supply of Majid, that is, the routes and sources of slaves provided by the East African colonies, and the second is to overthrow Majid's rule, only in this way can we fundamentally bring Zanzibar into modern society, and this time we cannot run away in the same embarrassment as last time." ”

"Now we have a sizable army in our own hands, this is our capital, and we can control the power of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, as long as we can quickly deal with Majid and his retinue."

"I have learned of the East African colony, and according to the information provided by Portuguese and British merchants, except for the two thousand retired Prussian soldiers (in fact, there were only more than a thousand), the rest were farmers recruited from East Asia."

"As long as we have the right to speak in Zanzibar, we can assemble a professional army of more than 4,000 men, and at the same time we can temporarily recruit some of our citizens to deal with the farmers of the East African colonies. Four thousand against two thousand, the advantage is on our side. ”

After listening to Bagash bin Said's plan, an officer said, "Your Highness, what about His Majesty the Sultan, and if we succeed, do we want to ......?"

Bhagash Ben Said shook his head: "That's what the barbarians do, and the monarchs of European countries often attack each other because of political struggles, but no one will ever persecute the loser, even if it is a careerist like Napoleon, the monarchs of European countries only choose to exile in the end!" ”

An officer named Abdullah said, "Your Highness, you can't be soft! In case Majid Sultan returns......"

Bhagash bin Said: "Well, I have made up my mind, this is not negotiable, and when the time comes, we will exile him to other countries, and I have heard that he has a good relationship with the Sultanate of Osa, and then we will exile him wherever he is, anyway, he is old, and he will not be able to get in the way, after all, he does not have the backing of the British like us." ”

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Thus a conspiracy took shape against the Sultan of East Africa and Zanzibar, Majid bin Said.

If the officials of the East African colonies knew about their plan, they would definitely complain, what kind of brain circuit is this? The slave trade was not initiated by us, so we can still be targeted if we make some extra money!

This is really an unwarranted disaster, it was originally their own family matter, and they had to be involved with outsiders, and how could they have the face to say that the East African colonies were bad people? And help the abuse!

It doesn't make sense logically! Until the future, the officials of the East African colonies could not understand the brain circuits of these Arabs.