Chapter 59 Zanzibar Palace Coup
January 23, 1867.
Zanzibar Sultanate, Dar es Salaam Port Military Camp.
Bagash bin Said is planning to overthrow the Sultanate of Zanzibar with his cronies.
"Abdullah, how many people can you pull?" Bagash bin Said asked his men.
"Your Highness, I originally controlled more than 80 people in the army. With the few officers we installed in the army, the army under my control totaled more than 300 people."
"Very good. , I also have more than 800 people, which adds up to 1,200 people, which is already one-third of the entire kingdom's army," Bagash bin Said analyzed.
“As for Majid, he doesn’t know our plan yet, and he is probably still drunk in the palace. As long as we can take him by surprise, all the cronies in Majid’s army will be killed, and then the Sultanate of Zanzibar will be our world. ” Bagash bin Said said excitedly.
Several of his officers and staff were also in high spirits. After all, they had a great chance of winning this time. If the coup was successful, he and others would be able to become the most popular ministers in the Sultanate of Zanzibar.
"Your Highness, you are the only one who can bring a bright future to the Sultanate of Zanzibar. We are all willing to follow in your footsteps." A staff member flattered him.
"Your Highness, please arrange the mission! It's time for us to change this backward country!" Other officers and staff also persuaded them to come in.
Baghash bin Said was very satisfied with the fanaticism and adulation of his men.
It is this feeling of having great power that Bagash bin Said is indeed dissatisfied with the current situation of the Zanzibar Sultanate, and he also labels himself as the leader of the Zanzibar Sultanate in his heart.
But Bagash bin Said is also a layman, and he feels very comfortable when he feels the charm of power and the popularity of others.
He walked excitedly to the table and began to assign tasks.
"This is the palace of the Zanzibar Sultanate. There are about one hundred and twenty guards. However, they are scattered throughout the palace. There is no time to gather in a short time, so we have to send people to capture it in a very short time. I took the lead in the palace, and I led the soldiers to hold Majid hostage, so that the palace guards were leaderless and would automatically give up resistance."
Bagash bin Said pointed to Sangui on the map. The location of the Palace of King Bar Sultan said.
“This is the first group of people. As long as Majid is solved, basically no one can fight against us. But to be on the safe side, we have to use five hundred people to be responsible for the operations in the palace. Abdullah is always You are in the army, so you are responsible for disarming the soldiers in the military camp outside the city, while I lead people straight to Majid's palace and control Majid."
Bagash bin Said continued: " The second route, led by Abdullah, is responsible for controlling the military camp outside Dar es Salaam. In the military camp, we get up at eight o'clock every morning. At this time, the firearms are placed on the shelves in the soldiers' dormitories. As long as we are there tomorrow In the early morning, before the soldiers get up, they can break in and control the firearms to make the soldiers in the barracks surrender."
"The time of action is five o'clock tomorrow morning. We will break into the palace while the palace guards are lax. , in order for the plan to proceed in an orderly manner, our troops must gather at three o'clock tomorrow.”
"As long as we control the palace and the army, we will be sure of victory. When the time comes, we can gather all the troops from across the country and drive away Majid's accomplices and the German people in the port of Dar es Salaam and Tanga. We will be completely victorious."
"Now, first divide the number of people who have completed each task. We can take action early tomorrow morning..."
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In Bagash Ben Saiyi What was Sultan Majid bin Said doing when Germany assigned the task?
In fact, Majid bin Said was completely unaware of the conspiracy of his men. When he was young, Majid bin Said was quite accomplished, otherwise he would not be able to win the Sultan of Zanzibar. country’s right to independence.
But in his later years, Majid bin Said had completely let himself go and indulged in pleasure and drug stimulation every day.
Historically, Majid bin Said died
in the past two years. People speculate that his death was related to excessive use of "stimulants".
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The next day, the Palace of the Sultan of Zanzibar.
It was just dawn, and the guard was standing lazily in front of the palace door. Suddenly Bagash bin Said came to the door with a few people.
The guard naturally knew the king's younger brother, Prince Bagash bin Said, and thought that Bagash bin Said was discussing things with the Sultan as usual. Walking in front of the guard, suddenly the two men behind Bagash bin Said took out two revolvers from their sleeves and pressed them against the chests of the two guards.
“Don’t move, or we will be beaten to death!” Bagash bin Said’s men threatened.
Subsequently, Bagash bin Said waved, and a group of people emerged from an unknown corner. Bagash bin Said led a group straight to Majid's palace. The remaining men were responsible for controlling the guards and servants in the palace.
Majid was sleeping with the queen in bed, when suddenly a maid burst in from the door.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong, His Highness Bagash bin Said broke in with his troops."
Majid, who was awakened by the maid's shouting, was still thinking at the moment. Confused, about to reprimand.
Bagash bin Said walked in directly with a group of people.
"What are you going to do, Bagash? Are you ready to rebel?"
Bagash bin Said said with a mocking look: "My dear brother, can't you still see the situation clearly? It seems that you are really old and confused. Yes, this is a coup!"
"You...you...oh!"
After regaining consciousness, Majid Sultan sighed decadently. It was too late to say anything now.
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When Bagash bin Said took control of Majid Sultan, Abdullah also led people to take control of the military camp, and the entire coup basically encountered no resistance.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Majid's ministers came to report their duties as usual, and saw Bagash bin Said sitting in the sultan's seat.
"Everyone, His Majesty the Sultan has entrusted me to take charge of the country's political affairs because he is old, sick from overwork, and unable to govern." Bagash bin Said said to the ministers with a smile.
It has to be said that Majid's ministers were just like their old king, and they immediately jumped into the camp of Bagash bin Said after seeing the guards with live ammunition.
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During Bagash bin Said’s coup, Bazel, the person in charge of the East African colony in Dar es Salaam Port, also observed San Anomalies given to the Sultanate of Bar.
After all, it is definitely not normal for hundreds of soldiers to rush back and forth on the streets. In the past, soldiers from the Sultanate of Zanzibar would not appear in such a "large scale" in the neighborhoods of Dar es Salaam.
After all, Dar es Salaam is currently the political and economic center of the Sultanate of Zanzibar, and the Sultanate of Zanzibar will not let soldiers wander around the streets like this.
Even if Majid travels on weekdays, it is the royal guards who are in charge. The royal guards still have a decent appearance. They line up relatively neatly, wear relatively gorgeous and uniform Arab costumes, and move slowly and unhurriedly.
The soldiers who appeared on the streets today were obviously not royal guards, and they were marching in a hurry. At the same time, the meticulous Bazel also noticed that the guns of these soldiers were fully loaded, and they were obviously going to fight.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. He called his assistant Dürer and ordered: "Go to the border and report to our people now, and ask them to report it to the East African colonial government. Just tell San There may have been an unusual move in the Sultanate of Zibar, which may have been a coup, which alerted the colonial government and the border army to the changes in Zanzibar.”
Dürer nodded and was about to set off. Bazel suddenly grabbed him: "Go and change into Arab clothes first. Don't go out in military uniform."
So Dürer, in disguise, dressed as an Arab businessman, rode a horse and came from the East African colony. The office in the port of Dar es Salaam left through the back door.
(End of this chapter)