Complete the sentence about Zanzibar Sultanate with the correct year: After his death in ______, two of his sons, Majid bin Said and Thuwaini bin Said, struggled over the succession, so Zanzibar and Oman were divided into two separate realms.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. 1856

After Said bin Sultan died in 1856, two of his sons, Majid and Thuwaini, struggled over the succession, so Zanzibar and Oman were split into two realms. Thuwaini became Sultan of Muscat and Oman and Majid the first Sultan of Zanzibar.

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