Oman–Zanzibar war

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.