The Oman-Zanzibar war was a 1784 conflict between Oman and Zanzibar. It was the first time they had fought since 1779. Zanzibar was a colony of Oman. Zanzibar hated Oman and rebelled. Oman had to retake Zanzibar by force, capturing it in a short war in 1784.
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- A History of the African People Robert William Judy (1998) ISBN 0881339802
- Historical atlas of Oman Michael Isaac (2004)ISBN 0823945006
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