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Sultan Seyyid of Zanzibar arrived at St Pancras Station, London, from Manchester yesterday afternoon for what was perhaps a last moment of glory in his public career.
From the archive, 21 January 1964: A last moment of glory for the Sultan? 2012
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The executives in charge of production for TV One are Craig Henry and Jubba Seyyid.
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Sultan Seyyid was the last Sultan of Zanzibar, with the Sultanate being overthrown by revolution in 1964.
From the archive, 21 January 1964: A last moment of glory for the Sultan? 2012
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We don't know how many concubines served Seyyid Said's pleasure, but doubtless there were scores of them.
Book review of "The Sultan's Shadow," about a 19th-century Arab princess. 2010
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The country where he took command today is "the Sultanate of Oman, a modern nation with clearly defined borders, but during Seyyid Said's time, [" Oman "] was used more loosely, to refer to a broad swath of territory centered on the country's northwestern mountains."
Book review of "The Sultan's Shadow," about a 19th-century Arab princess. 2010
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Boiled down to its essence, the tale begins with the ascension of Seyyid Said to the Omani sultanate in the 1820s after a prolonged (and thoroughly confusing) period of violent squabbling that culminated in the murder of a rival.
Book review of "The Sultan's Shadow," about a 19th-century Arab princess. 2010
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The clock on the tower was a gift from Sultan Seyyid Barghash 1880.
Worshiping the Lord in Zanzibar Fr Timothy Matkin 2007
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The clock on the tower was a gift from Sultan Seyyid Barghash 1880.
Archive 2007-02-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2007
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A very nice inhabitant of the forbidden Wadi Hayet came to see us, Sheikh Seyyid Ta'ah.
Southern Arabia Mabel Bent
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Seyyid family, even than those of Mecca and Medina.
Southern Arabia Mabel Bent
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