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Zanzibar: Rulers: 1856-1964

Ruling House: Āl Bū Saʿīd
Ḥāmi, Sayyid, Sulṭān Zanjabār [1]
2 Nov 1856 - 7 Oct 1870 Sayyid Mājid ibn Saʿīd Āl Bū Saʿīd
7 Oct 1870 - 26 Mar 1888 Sayyid Barghash ibn Saʿīd Āl Bū Saʿīd
26 Mar 1888 - 13 Feb 1890 Sayyid Khalīfa ibn Saʿīd Āl Bū Saʿīd
13 Feb 1890 - 5 Mar 1893 Sayyid ʿAlī ibn Saʿīd Āl Bū Saʿīd
5 Mar 1893 - 25 Aug 1896 Sayyid Ḥāmid ibn Thuwaynī Āl Bū Saʿīd
25 Aug 1896 - 27 Aug 1896 Sayyid Khālid ibn Barghash Āl Bū Saʿīd
27 Aug 1896 - 18 Jul 1902 Sayyid Ḥamūd ibn Muḥammad Āl Bū Saʿīd
18 Jul 1902 - 8 Dec 1911 Sayyid ʿAlī ibn Ḥamūd Āl Bū Saʿīd
8 Dec 1911 - 9 Oct 1960 Sayyid Khalīfa ibn Kharūb Āl Bū Saʿīd
9 Oct 1960 - 1 Jul 1963 Sayyid ʿAbd Allāh ibn Khalīfa Āl Bū Saʿīd
1 Jul 1963 - 12 Jan 1964 Sayyid Jamshīd ibn ʿAbd Allāh Āl Bū Saʿīd

[1] The style Ḥāmi (Protector) is peculiar to the rulers of this house; the style Sulṭān is initially used only in international relations.