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Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar
1888Mar, 26

Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar

Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar (b. 1837)
Sayyid Barghash bin Said al-Busaidi,(1836 – 26 March 1888) (Arabic: برغش بن سعيد البوسعيد), was an Omani Sultan and the son of Said bin Sultan, was the second Sultan of Zanzibar. Barghash ruled Zanzibar from 7 October 1870 to 26 March 1888.

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